Miraflores
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| Name | Miraflores | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,158 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Llanrumney Ltd (Standard Fruit & SS Co), Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Homeport | Kingston | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Feb 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-432 (Heinz-Otto Schultze) | ||
| Position | Grid CA 5288 - See estimated map location (39.35N72.42W) * | ||
| Complement | 34 (34 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port au Prince (14 Feb) - New York | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.18 hours on 19 Feb, 1942, the Miraflores was hit by two torpedoes from U-432 in the bow and amidships and sank immediately. The ship was expected in New York the next day, but did not arrive and was reported missing thereafter. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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