Sicilien
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| Name | Sicilien | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.654 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör | ||
| Owner | US Army Transport Service | ||
| Homeport | Norfolk | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-172 (Carl Emmermann) | ||
| Position | 17.30N, 71.20W - Grid EC 3198 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 75 (44 dead and 31 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New Orleans - Kingston, Jamaica - San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including beer, foodstuffs and mattresses | ||
| History | Built as Danish Sicilien for Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen. In April 1940 laid up at New York. On 30 Mar, 1941, the Sicilien was requisitioned by the US, transferred to the US Maritime Commission (USMC) and since 23 July used as US Army transport. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.58 hours on 8 Jun, 1942, the unescorted Sicilien (Master Albert F. Sundmacher) was hit by one torpedo from U-172 about 10 miles south of Cape Beata, Dominican Republic. The torpedo struck on the starboard side at #3 hold, destroyed the lifeboats and started small fires. The ship listed to starboard due the flooding of the engine room, #3 and #4 holds and sank by the stern after nine minutes. The master, 24 crew members and 19 passengers (US Army troops) were lost. The survivors jumped overboard, swam to rafts and made landfall after few hours at Barahona, Dominican Republic. | ||
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