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Rawleigh Warner

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NameRawleigh Warner
Type:Steam tanker
Tonnage3.664 tons
Completed1912 - New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden NJ 
OwnerSabine Transportation Co Inc, Port Arthur TX 
HomeportBaltimore 
Date of attack23 Jun, 1942Nationality:      American
 
FateSunk by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim)
Position28.53N, 89.15W - Grid DA 9349
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Complement33 (33 dead - no survivors)
Convoy 
RouteSmiths Bluff, Texas (21 Jun) - Port St. Joe, Florida 
Cargo38909 barrels of gasoline 
History Completed in October 1912 as Rayo, 1928 renamed Rawleigh Warner 
Notes on loss At 06.11 hours on 23 Jun, 1942, the unescorted and unarmed Rawleigh Warner (Master Jewel Homer Levingston) was hit by two torpedoes from U-67 about 40 miles south of South Pass, Louisiana. The cargo immediately burst into flames and engulfed the entire length of the ship. The tanker sank in less than ten minutes, leaving no survivors among the eight officers and 25 crewmen on board. 


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