Photo. https://catalogs.marinersmuseum.org/search?query=african%20star
Built. 1942
Tonnage 3,733 / 6,507 tons
Cargo: 5,500 Tons of Chrome, Asbestos and Wattle Extract
Route: Rio de Janeiro - New York
Sunk 12 JUL 43 By U-172 Pos. 25º46"S 40º35"W.
1 Dead
86 Survivors
At 06.56 hours on 12 Jul, 1943, the unescorted and zigzagging African Star (Master John George Waller) was hit by a torpedo from U-172, which struck the port side at the #4 hold. The explosion blew the hatch covers off the #4 and #5 holds, disabled the generator, the steering controls and the radio aerials. One armed guard was blown overboard and drowned. The engines were secured as the ship began to list to port, slowly settled and lost way. Eight officers, 48 men and 30 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 5in and one 3in and eight 20mm guns) left the ship in two lifeboats (one containing 45 men and the other 37) and a raft.
At 07.18 hours, a second torpedo from U-172 struck the African Star on the starboard side between #4 and #5 holds. She broke in two and sank within one minute. Then the U-boat surfaced about
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