AH-WR-1782

Suloide

Freighter · Brazil · Lost 1943 · The Outer Banks

A Brazilian freighter sank after striking the wreck of Ario in 1943; demolition later reduced its hull for navigation safety.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Built in Rostock in 1920, this steel freighter first sailed as Amassia and later as Maceio. Under Brazilian ownership it became Suloide and carried freight along the United States East Coast. On March 26, 1943, while carrying manganese ore from Trinidad to New York, it struck the wreck of Ario and sank after drifting about a mile. NOAA reports no loss of life; demolition and wire-dragging followed in 1944.

Vessel

Built: 1920
Registry: Hull no. 357
Builder: Neptun Werft A.G.
Yard: Rostock, Germany
Material: Steel
Length: 338.1 ft
Beam: 48.2 ft
Tonnage: 3,235 gross tons
Propulsion: Single screw; three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine
Owners: Lloyd Brasileiro (Companhia De Navegacão), Rio de Janeiro

Loss

Date: March 26, 1943
Cause: Collision
Location: Off the North Carolina coast, near the wreck of Ario
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Trinidad → New York, New York
Cargo: Manganese ore
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 65 ft
Condition: Leveled debris field with distinctive hull outline and two prominent boilers amidships.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 34.54° N 76.89° W
Accuracy: Approximate position
Nearest: North Carolina coast near Cape Lookout
Region: The Outer Banks

NOAA publishes 34°32′41.24″ N, 76°53′41.96″ W and decimal 34.54479, -76.89499 for its surveyed wreck site. Shown as approximate without an asserted survey error; not the collision point with Ario.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

The total complement is not stated, and the published wreck position has not been independently accuracy-certified.

NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary — Suloide
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