Fauna
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| Name | Fauna | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.254 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - NV Werf van Rijkee & Co, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 18 May, 1942 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-558 (Günther Krech) | ||
| Position | 22.20N, 72.20W - Grid DN 5825 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 29 (2 dead and 27 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Turks Island, Bahamas | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.15 hours on 18 May, 1942, the unescorted Fauna (Master J. den Heyer) was hit by one stern torpedo from U-558 and sank after 17 minutes. The U-boat misidentified her victim as the Towa. The survivors landed on Providence Island the same day. | ||
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