Cape Neddick
American Steam merchant
Name | Cape Neddick | ||
Type: | Steam merchant (C-1 type) | ||
Tonnage | 6,797 tons | ||
Completed | 1941 - Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, Staten Island NY | ||
Owner | United Fruit SS Co, New York | ||
Homeport | New York | ||
Date of attack | 12 May 1943 | Nationality: American | |
Fate | Damaged by U-195 (Heinz Buchholz) | ||
Position | 23° 21'S, 1° 22'W - Grid GG 1656 | ||
Complement | 76 (0 dead and 76 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | New York (28 Mar) - Durban, South Africa - Suez | ||
Cargo | 7100 tons of food, ammunition, aircraft parts, jeeps, 20 tanks and a deck cargo of locomotives | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 03.13 hours on 12 May 1943 the unescorted and zigzagging Cape Neddick (Master Harry Edward Stark) was hit by two torpedoes from U-195. The first torpedo struck aft at the #3 hatch on the bilge keel but did not explode. The other torpedo struck the #2 hatch. The explosion threw a sheet of flame and a column of water higher than the bridge and ripped a hole of 25 by 30 feet into the side. The ship rolled first to port, then to starboard and finally settled on an even keel. | ||
On board | We have details of 5 people who were on board. |
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