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4)SAN EMILIANO U-155
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Built 1939
Tonnage: 8,071 / 12,152 tons
Cargo: 11,286 tons of aviation spirit
Route: Curaçao - Trinidad (6 Aug) - Table Bay - Suez
Sunk 09 AUG 42 by U-155 on pos. 07º22"N 54º08"W
40 Dead
8 Survivors
At 03.24 hours on 9 Aug, 1942, the San Emiliano (Master James Wilfred Tozer), dispersed from convoy E-7, was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-155 about 450 miles west of Trinidad and sank in flames after breaking in two. The U-boat had to avoid the flames on the water surface by diving. The master, 35 crew members and four gunners were lost. Eight crew members were picked up by a US Army transport and landed at Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana. The apprentice Donald Owen Clarke was posthumously awarded the George Cross and the chief radio officer D.W. Dennis was awarded posthumously the George Medal, both for their outstanding bravery.
By San Emiliano (British Motor tanker) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
