AH-WR-1862

City of New York

Passenger-Cargo Steamer · United States · Lost 1942 · The Outer Banks

An American passenger steamer sunk off Cape Hatteras in 1942; a baby was born in one of her lifeboats.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

City of New York was an American passenger-cargo steamer returning from South Africa in 1942. On March 29, 1942 she was torpedoed by U-160 off Cape Hatteras and sank. Survivors spent days in lifeboats, and a baby was born in one of them. Lives were lost in the sinking and in the boats.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: March 29, 1942
Cause: Enemy action
Location: Off Cape Hatteras
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: South Africa → New York
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Lives were lost; the total is not taken into this record.
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Region: The Outer Banks

Precise wreck position not taken into this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)

Build year, total aboard, casualty figure, position and depth are not established in this record.

NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Battle of the Atlantic research
Vessel identity, attack, loss date and casualty account.
uboat.net Allied ships hit by U-boats
Vessel particulars, attacking submarine and crew outcome.