Motorex
Motorex under her former name Thomas Maytham
| Name | Motorex | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 1.958 tons | ||
| Completed | 1892 - Chicago Ship Building Co, Chicago IL | ||
| Owner | |||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 18 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-172 (Carl Emmermann) | ||
| Position | 10.10N, 81.30W - Grid EL 2163 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 21 (1 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Corpus Christi - Cristobal | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Built as American steam merchant Thomas Maytham for M.M. Drake, Buffalo NY. 1897 sold to John Kelderhouse, Buffalo NY and 1902 to Gilchrist Transportation Co, Cleveland OH. 1916 sold to General Transit Co, Cleveland OH. In November 1924, the ship struck the Van Buren Street bridge in Chicago, severely damaging pilothouse. On 1 Dec, 1926, she stranded on Keweenaw Peninsula, between Point Isabelle and the Betsy River in blinding snowstorm and was later released by wrecking tug Favorite. 1935 sold to Rochester Shipbuilding Co (Dolomite Marine Co), Rochester NY and rebuilt as motor tanker by Rochester Shipbuilding Corp, Pittsford NY until 1937 and renamed Dolomite 2. 1941 sold to Seaboard Transportation Co, New York. 1942 given to Great Britain. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.00 hours on 18 Jun, 1942, U-172 sank the unescorted Motorex with 40 rounds from her deck gun northwest of Colon. | ||
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