Ljubica Matkovic
Yugoslavian Steam merchant
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| Name | Ljubica Matkovic | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,289 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Submarine Boat Corp, Newark NJ | ||
| Owner | Brodarsko Poduzece Eugen Matkovic, Split | ||
| Homeport | Split | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  Yugoslavian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-404 (Otto von Bülow) | ||
| Position | 34.30N, 75.40W - Grid DC 1223 | ||
| Complement | 30 (0 dead and 30 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Ciudad Trujillo - New York - UK | ||
| Cargo | 4100 tons of sugar, 850 tons of fuel oil and 25 tons of wood | ||
| History | Completed in May 1919 as Chetopa for US Shipping Board (USSB), later transferred to The Charles Nelson Co Inc, San Francisco. 1937 renamed Phyllis Soto for P.S. Soto, San Francisco. 1938 sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Ljubica Matkovic. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.37 hours on 24 Jun, 1942, the unescorted Ljubica Matkovic was hit in the foreship by one torpedo from U-404 after she had been missed by single torpedoes at 08.53 and 09.20 hours. The ship caught fire and sank by the bow within 38 seconds after being hit by a coup de grâce at 09.57 hours. | ||
Location of attack on Ljubica Matkovic.
ship sunk.
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