San Arcadio
| Name | San Arcadio | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7,419 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 31 Jan 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-107 (Harald Gelhaus) | ||
| Position | 38.10N, 63.50W - Grid CB 5478 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (41 dead and 9 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Houston - Halifax - Mersey | ||
| Cargo | 6600 tons of gas oil and 3300 tons of lubricating oil | ||
| History | Completed in April 1935 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.45 hours on 31 Jan, 1942, the unescorted San Arcadio (Master Walter Frederick Flynn) was hit in the bow by two torpedoes from U-107 north of Bermuda and caught fire. The U-boat surfaced after a coup de grāce hit in the engine room at 18.51 hours and caused the tanker to break in two. The Germans fired 24 rounds from the deck gun at the stern without scoring a hit and then left the area. The master, 37 crew members and three gunners were lost. Seven crew members and two gunners were rescued by a Mariner flying boat (VP-74 USN) and landed at Bermuda. | ||
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