Managua
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| Name | Managua | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,220 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Albina Engine & Machine Works Inc, Portland OR | ||
| Owner | A. Garcia & Cia Ltda, Bluefields | ||
| Homeport | Bluefields | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  Nicaraguan | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim) | ||
| Position | 24.05N, 81.40W - Grid DM 5163 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 25 (0 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Charleston - Habana | ||
| Cargo | Potash | ||
| History | Built as Glorieta, 1920 renamed Munisla, 1937 sold to Honduras and renamed Neptuno for Lisardo Garcia, Puerto Cortes. 1941 sold to Nicaragua and renamed Managua | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.01 hours on 16 Jun, 1942, the Managua was hit by one torpedo from U-67 in the stern and sank within eleven minutes. | ||
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