Carmen
Dominican Sailing ship
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| Name | Carmen | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 84 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
| Owner | |||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 11 Jul 1942 | Nationality:  Dominican | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-166 (Hans-Günther Kuhlmann) | ||
| Position | 19° 43'N, 70° 12'W - Grid DN 95 | ||
| Complement | 8 (1 dead and 7 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic – Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
| Cargo | 2000 sacks of maize and 476 pieces of mahogany and cedar | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 19.00 hours on 11 July 1942 the unescorted and unarmed two-masted schooner Carmen was shelled and sunk by U-166 about 8 miles northeast of Gaspar Hernández, Dominican Republic. One crew member was lost. The survivors reached the nearby coast in a lifeboat. | ||
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