Changri-Lá
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| Name | Changri-Lá | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 20 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
| Owner | João Ferreira de Jesus, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Homeport | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Jul, 1943 | Nationality:  Brazilian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-199 (Hans-Werner Kraus) | ||
| Position | Grid GB - See estimated map location (22.29S41.09W) * | ||
| Complement | 10 (10 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rio de Janeiro (28 Jun) - Arrail do Cabo (4 Jul) - Cabo Frio | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 4 Jul, 1943, U-199 sank a small vessel with a sail aft with gunfire off Rio de Janeiro. The vessel was first unsuccessfully attacked with the 37mm AA gun and then with seven rounds from the deck gun of which two shells hit. After it sank the U-boat searched the area but no survivors were found. The Changri-Lá (Master João da Costa Marques) of about 20 grt was reported missing after leaving Arrail do Cabo in the early morning of 4 July, where the ship had sought refuge from bad weather. Only some parts of the wooden hull were later washed ashore near Arrail do Cabo. | ||
* 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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