Gonçalves Diaz
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| Name | Gonçalves Diaz | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Hog Island) | ||
| Tonnage | 4.996 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - American Int Shipbuilding Corp, Hog Island PA | ||
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| Date of attack | 24 May, 1942 | Nationality:  Brazilian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-502 (Jürgen von Rosenstiel) | ||
| Position | 16.09N, 70.00W - Grid EC 6148 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 45 (6 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
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| History | Laid down as Casanova, renamed Argosy, 1938 renamed American Mormacsun for Moore & McCormack Co Inc, New York; 1940 sold to Brazil and renamed Gonçalves Diaz | ||
| Notes on loss | At 13.15 hours on 24 May 1942, U-502 torpedoed an armed ship devoid of neutrality markings. The Gonçalves Diaz was armed with one 120mm gun and was identified as Brazilian only after the attack. | ||
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