San Rafael
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| Name | San Rafael | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.973 tons | ||
| Completed | 1905 - Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Werke Seebeck, Wesermünde | ||
| Owner | F.B. Rexach, Trujillo | ||
| Homeport | Trujillo | ||
| Date of attack | 3 May, 1942 | Nationality:  Dominician | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-125 (Ulrich Folkers) | ||
| Position | 18.36N, 79.12W - Grid DM 8998 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (1 dead and 37 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tampa - Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.23 hours on 3 May, 1942, the unescorted San Rafael was hit near the bridge by one torpedo from U-125 and was sunk with 32 rounds from the deck gun after the crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats and two rafts. | ||
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