San Felix
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| Name | San Felix | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 13.037 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 May, 1941 | Nationality: | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-111 (Wilhelm Kleinschmidt) | ||
| Position | 57.32N, 40.21W - Grid AJ 3542 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 53 (0 dead and 53 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-322 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Bowling - Curaçao | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.44 hours on 20 May, 1941, the San Felix, dispersed from convoy OB-322, was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-111, but escaped in a rain squall with a slight list to starboard after evading a second attack by zagging. The tanker arrived in St. Johns on 26 May and later returned to service. | ||
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