Santiago de Cuba
Cuban Steam merchant
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| Name | Santiago de Cuba | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,685 tons | ||
| Completed | 1908 - AG Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik, Rostock | ||
| Owner | Empresa Naviera de Cuba SA, Havana | ||
| Homeport | Havana | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Cuban | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-508 (Georg Staats) | ||
| Position | 24.20N, 81.50W - Grid DM 2748 | ||
| Complement | 29 (10 dead and 19 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SpecCon-12 | ||
| Route | Port Everglades - Key West - Havana | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Built as German Clara Mennig, taken over by the USA in May 1917. Later renamed Yadkin, Caridad Sala and Santiago de Cuba. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 13.55 hours on 12 Aug, 1942, U-508 attacked the Special Convoy 12 and sank the Santiago de Cuba and Manzanillo. | ||
Location of attack on Santiago de Cuba.
ship sunk.
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