Mentor
Cargo Steamer · United Kingdom · Lost 1942 · The Mexican Gulf Coast & Campeche
A British cargo steamer sunk by U-106 in the Gulf of Mexico in May 1942, with 4 lives lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Mentor was a British cargo steamer completed in 1914 by Scott´s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock. On May 28, 1942, bound from New Orleans to Bombay with 4600 tons of war material, 3600 tons of supplies and 400 tons of sulphur, she was attacked by the German submarine U-106 in the Gulf of Mexico and sank. Of the 86 aboard, 4 died and 82 survived.
Vessel
- 1914
- Scott´s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock
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- Steel
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- 7,383 gross tons
- Steam
- Alfred Holt & Co, Liverpool
Loss
- May 28, 1942
- Enemy action
- Gulf of Mexico
- Atlantic Ocean
- New Orleans → Bombay
- 4600 tons of war material, 3600 tons of supplies and 400 tons of sulphur
- 86
- 4
- Alexander Pope
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 24.18° N 87.03° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Gulf of Mexico
Approximate attack position reported in the U-boat's war diary; wreck not surveyed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
The position is the attack position reported by the U-boat, not a surveyed wreck site; depth and condition are not established.
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Particulars, route, cargo, attack narrative, complement and reported attack position.
