Vineland
We don't have a picture of this vessel at this time.
| Name | Vineland | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Hog Island) | ||
| Tonnage | 5.587 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - American Int Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island PA | ||
| Owner | Markland Shipping Co Ltd, Liverpool, Nova Scotia | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool NS | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-154 (Walther Kölle) | ||
| Position | 23.05N, 72.20W - Grid DN 5615 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (1 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Portland, Maine - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | In 1940 the Sapinero of Lykes Bros SS Co Inc, New Orleans LA was renamed Vineland and registered in Panama. In 1942 the ship was sold to Mersey Paper Company and registered in Canada. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.03 hours on 20 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Vineland (Master Robert A. Williams) was hit aft by one G7e torpedo from U-154 north of Cap Haitien, Haiti and 1 minute later missed by a G7a torpedo that was a surface runner. The stern broke off after being hit by a coup de grâce at 21.20 hours, but the ship remained afloat and had to be sunk by five rounds from the deck gun. One crew member was lost. The master and 33 survivors were questioned by the Germans and later made landfall at Turks Island. | ||
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.