Leda
Panamanian Motor tanker
| Name | Leda | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,546 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | ||
| Owner | Panama Transport Co (Standard Oil Co), Panama | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  Panamanian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-160 (Georg Lassen) | ||
| Position | 12.16N, 64.06W - Grid ED 8298 | ||
| Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TAG-18 | ||
| Route | Caripito - Trinidad - Guantanamo Bay - New York | ||
| Cargo | Fuel oil | ||
| History | Completed in November 1925 for Baltisch-Amerikanische Petroleum Import GmbH, Danzig. 1935 transferred to Panama Transport Co, Panama. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.37 hours on 3 Nov, 1942, U-160 attacked the convoy TAG-18 for the third time west of Grenada and sank the Gypsum Empress and Leda. The Leda was taken in tow, but on 5 November foundered in shallow waters about 30 miles northwest of Trinidad in 11°12N/62°18W. | ||
Location of attack on Leda.
ship sunk.
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