Amsterdam
| Name | Amsterdam | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7.329 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Petroleum Industrie Mij NV, The Hague | ||
| Homeport | The Hague | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-66 (Richard Zapp) | ||
| Position | 12.00N, 62.45W - Grid ED 9455 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (2 dead and 38 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Smith Bluff, Texas (5 Apr) - Freetown | ||
| Cargo | 9500 tons of oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.45 hours on 16 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Amsterdam (Master H. Schol) was hit simultaneously by two torpedoes from U-66, the first amidships, the second in the engine room. The most of the crew abandoned the ship in the two starboard lifeboats before the tanker sank 60 miles west of British Grenada. The survivors were picked up by the Yugoslavian steam merchant Ivan (Master F. Ilic) and were landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad less than a day later. | ||
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