Rosalia
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| Name | Rosalia | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 3.177 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Curaçaosche Scheepvaart Mij., Emmastad | ||
| Homeport | Willemstad | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Jul, 1943 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-615 (Ralph Kapitzky) | ||
| Position | 12.07N, 69.13W - Grid EC 9626 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (23 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Maracaibo - Curaçao | ||
| Cargo | Crude oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | In the night of 27/28 Jul, 1943, the unescorted Rosalia was hit by two torpedoes from U-615 and sank in flames about 10 miles south of Curaçao. The survivors were picked up by the Dutch submarine chaser HNMS H-8 and the rescue boat MBR-50. | ||
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