Potrero del Llano
Tanker · Mexico · Lost 1942 · Florida's Atlantic Coast
A Mexican tanker sunk by U-564 off the Florida coast in May 1942, with 13 lives lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Potrero del Llano was a Mexican tanker completed in 1912 by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne. On May 14, 1942, bound from Tampico to New York with 6132 tons of petroleum, she was attacked by the German submarine U-564 off the Florida coast and sank. Of the 35 aboard, 13 died and 22 survived.
Vessel
- 1912
- Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne
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- Steel
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- 4,000 gross tons
- Steam
- Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Tampico
Loss
- May 14, 1942
- Enemy action
- Off the Florida coast
- Atlantic Ocean
- Tampico → New York
- 6132 tons of petroleum
- 35
- 13
- Gabriel Cruz Díaz
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 25.58° N 80.10° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Florida
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.
