San Felix
| 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:  British | |
| 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 | Completed in July 1921 Post-war: Broken up at Briton Ferry in October 1957. | ||
| 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. After temporary repairs, she continued to New York after two months and returned to service in October 1941. | ||
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