Ships hit by U-boats


Eulima

British Motor tanker


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NameEulima
Type:Motor tanker
Tonnage6,207 tons
Completed1937 - Wilton-Fyenoord NV, Rotterdam 
OwnerAnglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London 
HomeportLondon 
Date of attack23 Feb 1943Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-186 (Siegfried Hesemann)
Position46° 48'N, 36° 18'W - Grid BD 4835
Complement63 (61 dead and 2 survivors).
ConvoyON-166
RouteLiverpool (11 Feb) - New York 
CargoBallast 
History  
Notes on event

At 07.35 hours on 23 Feb 1943, U-186 fired a spread of three torpedoes at convoy ON-166 about 310 miles south of Cape Race and observed one hit after 2 minutes 32 seconds on the ship in station #12, the Hastings, which was erroneously reported as Hassop. A second hit, after 2 minutes 35 seconds was possibly on the same ship, which sank within seven minutes. After 2 minutes 41 seconds a third hit was heard but not observed.
At 07.40 hours, U-186 fired a spread of two stern torpedoes and heard two detonations on different targets, but only the Eulima (Master Frederick William Wickera) was hit, the second detonation being a depth charge from USCGC Spencer (WPG 36). At 11.30 hours, the drifting wreck of the tanker was sunk by a coup de grĂ¢ce and gunfire from U-186.

One lifeboat with 15 survivors from Eulima was encountered by U-409 (Massmann) at 18.45 hours on 24 February. The Germans took the second and third officers as prisoners aboard and provided the remaining British and Chinese men with water, food, a navigation chart and the course to the nearest land. However, they were never seen again: the master, 51 crew members and nine gunners were lost. Both prisoners were landed at Brest on 12 April and taken the POW camp Marlag und Milag Nord.

 
On boardWe have details of 63 people who were on board


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