Amatlan
Mexican Steam tanker
Amatlan under her former name Vigor. Photo from naviearmatori.net
| Name | Amatlan | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6,511 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Ansaldo San Giorgio, Muggiano, Spezia | ||
| Owner | Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Tampico | ||
| Homeport | Tampico | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  Mexican | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-171 (Günther Pfeffer) | ||
| Position | 23° 27'N, 97° 30'W - Grid DK 5165 | ||
| Complement | 34 (10 dead and 24 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Havana - Galveston - Tampico | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in March 1923 as Italian Vigor for Soc Marit per Transporto di Petrolio e Derivati La Columbia, Genoa. On 8 Dec 1941, seized by Mexico and renamed Amatlan. | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.30 hours on 4 Sep 1942 the unescorted Amatlan (Master Gonzalo Montalvo Salazar) was hit on the starboard side by a stern torpedo from U-171 about 60 miles off Tampico. The tanker had evaded three attacks with spreads of two torpedoes before being hit and took three coups de grâce until she sank. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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