Sheherazade
Motor Tanker · Panama · Lost 1942 · The Gulf of Mexico
A Panamanian motor tanker sunk by U-158 in the Gulf of Mexico in June 1942, with 1 lives lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Sheherazade was a Panamanian motor tanker completed in 1935 by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Seine Maritime Worms & Co, Le Trait. On June 11, 1942, bound from Newport News to Houston in ballast, she was attacked by the German submarine U-158 in the Gulf of Mexico and sank. Of the 59 aboard, 1 died and 58 survived.
Vessel
- 1935
- Ateliers et Chantiers de la Seine Maritime Worms & Co, Le Trait
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- Steel
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- 13,467 gross tons
- Diesel
- Marine Transport Lines Inc, New York
Loss
- June 11, 1942
- Enemy action
- Gulf of Mexico
- Atlantic Ocean
- Newport News → Houston
- Ballast
- 59
- 1
- Trygve O.B. Wold
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 28.68° N 91.33° 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.
