Triton
| Name | Triton | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.078 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - AG Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik, Rostock | ||
| Owner | Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-558 (Günther Krech) | ||
| Position | 26N, 59.34W - Grid DP 1432 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (6 dead and 30 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Demerara - Port of Spain, Trinidad - New York | ||
| Cargo | 3100 tons of bauxite and 60 tons of timber | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.55 hours on 2 Jun, 1942, the unescorted Triton (Master B. van Dijk) was shelled by U-558 after being illuminated by a flare about 470 miles southeast of Bermuda. The ship tried to escape westwards at full speed and returned fire, but had to stop 20 minutes later after several shells had hit, causing heavy damage and killing five crewmen. The survivors abandoned ship on order of the master in three lifeboats because one port boat had been destroyed. At 04.00 hours, the burning ship capsized and sank and 10 minutes later the U-boat surfaced and questioned the survivors. Krech agreed that they searched for other survivors and gave them the best course to Bermuda or Puerto Rico. Eight survivors were wounded and one of them died later. The master, 28 crew members and one passenger were picked up after three days by the American steam merchant Mormack Port and landed at New York on 9 June. | ||
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