Narragansett
British Motor tanker
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| Name | Narragansett | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 10,389 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel | ||
| Owner | British Mexican Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-105 (Heinrich Schuch) | ||
| Position | 34° 46'N, 67° 40'W - Grid CB 7779 | ||
| Complement | 49 (49 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Arthur, Texas - Halifax - UK | ||
| Cargo | 14.000 tons of clean petroleum product | ||
| History | Completed in April 1936 | ||
| Notes on event | At 06.09 hours on 25 March 1942 the unescorted Narragansett (Master Michael Blackburn Roberts) was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-105 about 400 miles east of Hampton Roads, Virginia and sank burning after a hit with a coup de grâce at 06.18 hours. The master, 42 crew members and six gunners were lost. The tanker had been missed by a spread of three torpedoes at 04.01 hours and a spread of two torpedoes at 04.08 hours. | ||
| On board | We have details of 49 people who were on board. | ||
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