SS Miraflores was a freighter lost on 19 February 1942. The ship left New Orleans on 6 February 1942 with a crew of 34 and made an intermediate stop in Haiti before sailing for New York on 14 February 1942.[1] Miraflores was owned by the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company.[2] She had a gross tonnage of 2,158 and was 270 feet long.[3] She was built in England in 1921 and was engaged in transporting bananas between Central America and New Orleans.[4]
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | SS Miraflores |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend |
| Yard number | 1163 |
| Launched | 12 March 1921 |
| Completed | May 1921 |
| Fate | Sunk on 19 February 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 270.7 ft (82.5 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Depth | 14.7 ft (4.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x Screw |
Miraflores was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Delaware Capes, United States by U-432 with the loss of all 34 crew.[5] The ship was later discovered and identified in 2007.
References
edit- ^ Ludington Daily News, Ludington, Michigan, June 16, 1942, "Six Ships are Sunk", page 1
- ^ Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley, California, 15 June 1942, page 2, " New Ship Mystery Rivals Case of Cyclops"
- ^ Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Pa., 16 June 1942, page 6, "Atlantic Ship Toll Now at 271"
- ^ The Daily Independent, Murphysboro, Illinois, "Another Cyclops Mystery May Be in The Making", page 5
- ^ "Miraflores". Uboat. Retrieved 21 January 2017
External links
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- [2] Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- [3]