Cayrú
| Name | Cayrú | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Hog Island) | ||
| Tonnage | 5.152 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - American Int Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island PA | ||
| Owner | Lloyd Brasilieiro, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Homeport | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Mar, 1942 | Nationality:  Brazilian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-94 (Otto Ites) | ||
| Position | 39.10N, 72.02W - Grid CA 5654 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 80 (53 dead and 27 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rio de Janeiro - Para - New York | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including leather, oil, cotton and cacao | ||
| History | Laid down as Clairette, completed in November 1919 as Chickasaw for the US Shipping Board, Philadelphia. 1932 renamed Scanmail for Moore & McCormack Co Inc, New York. 1940 sold to Brazil and renamed Cayrú. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.25 hours on 9 Mar, 1942, the unescorted Cayrú (Master Torger Olsen) was torpedoed by U-94, broke in two and sank 130 miles from New York. All hands on board abandoned ship, but only the lifeboat with the master and 26 other men was found. The other lifeboats with 47 crew members and six passengers disappeared. | ||
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