El Sonador
El Sonador under her former name Batavier III
| Name | El Sonador | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,406 tons | ||
| Completed | 1897 - Gourlay Brothers & Co, Dundee | ||
| Owner | L.P. Sclavounos, Panama | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  Panaman | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-61 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 2779 - See estimated map location (57.31N02.17E) * | ||
| Complement | 17 (17 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Methil (10 Feb) - Methil Roads (16 Feb) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | 713 tons of coal | ||
| History | Completed in November 1897 as Batavier III for Batavier Line (William H. Müller & Co), Rotterdam. 1939 sold to Panama and renamed El Sonador. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.23 hours on 18 Feb, 1940, U-61 fired one torpedo at a steamer of about 3000 grt, which sank within 2 minutes east of the Shetlands. This must have been the El Sonador, which was reported missing since 17 February. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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