Ontario
Cargo Steamer · Honduras · Lost 1942 · The Gulf of Mexico
A Honduran cargo steamer sunk by U-507 in the Gulf of Mexico in May 1942; everyone aboard survived.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Ontario was a Honduran cargo steamer completed in 1904 by New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden NJ. On May 7, 1942, bound from Puerto Cortez, Honduras to Mobile with bananas, she was attacked by the German submarine U-507 in the Gulf of Mexico and sank. All 45 aboard survived.
Vessel
- 1904
- New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden NJ
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- Steel
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- 3,099 gross tons
- Steam
- United Fruit SS Co, New York
Loss
- May 7, 1942
- Enemy action
- Gulf of Mexico
- Atlantic Ocean
- Puerto Cortez, Honduras → Mobile
- Bananas
- 45
- 0
- Anders Weesgaard
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 28.18° N 87.53° 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.
