Nikolina Matkovic
We don't have a picture of this vessel at this time.
| Name | Nikolina Matkovic | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.672 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Long Beach Shipbuilding Co, Long Beach CA | ||
| Owner | Brodarsko Poduzece Eugen Matkovic, Split | ||
| Homeport | Split | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  Yugoslavian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-661 (Erich Lilienfeld) | ||
| Position | 53.41N, 41.23W - Grid AJ 9327 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (14 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-104 | ||
| Route | Ciudad Trujillo - New York - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | Sugar and lumber | ||
| History | Completed in January 1919 as American steam merchant Magunkook, 1923 converted to motor merchant and renamed Carriso for Griffiths SS Co, Wilmington. 1937 sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Nikolina Matkovic for Brodarsko Poduzece Eugen Matkovic, Split. | ||
| Notes on loss | About 00.50 hours on 14 Oct, 1942, the Nikolina Matkovic in convoy SC-104 was torpedoed and sunk by U-661, which was herself lost the next day. | ||
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.