Ships hit by U-boats


Tia Juana

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NameTia Juana
Type:Steam tanker
Tonnage2,395 tons
Completed1928 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast 
OwnerLago Shipping Co Ltd (Esso), London 
HomeportLondon 
Date of attack16 Feb 1942Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-502 (Jürgen von Rosenstiel)
PositionGrid EC 9465
Complement26 (17 dead and 9 survivors).
Convoy
RouteLake Maracaibo - Aruba 
CargoCrude oil 
History Completed in April 1928 
Notes on loss

At 09.44 hours on 16 Feb, 1942, the unescorted Tia Juana (Master George Milbanke) was torpedoed and sunk by U-502 about 25 miles southwest of Punta Macolla, Venezuela. 17 crew members were lost. The master and eight crew members were rescued and landed at Maracaibo.

 


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