Eclipse
| Name | Eclipse | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 9.767 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - Scottīs Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock | ||
| Owner | Standard Transportation Co Ltd, Hong Kong | ||
| Homeport | Hong Kong | ||
| Date of attack | 4 May, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-564 (Reinhard Suhren) | ||
| Position | 26.30N, 80.00W - Grid DM 2318 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (2 dead and 45 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Avonmouth - Port Arthur | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | In 1950 renamed Ionian Skipper and later broken up at Yokohama in May 1954. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 19.04 hours on 4 May, 1942, the unescorted Eclipse was torpedoed by U-564 off Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Germans observed how the tanker settled by the stern until resting on the ground in the shallow waters. The ship was later salvaged, towed into Port Everglades and repaired. | ||
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