Tuapse
Motor Tanker · Soviet Union · Lost 1942 · The Mexican Gulf Coast & Campeche
A Soviet motor tanker sunk by U-129 in the Gulf of Mexico in July 1942, with 8 lives lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Tuapse was a Soviet motor tanker completed in 1931 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne. On July 4, 1942, bound from Durban to New Orleans in ballast, she was attacked by the German submarine U-129 in the Gulf of Mexico and sank. Of the 44 aboard, 8 died and 36 survived.
Vessel
- 1931
- Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne
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- Steel
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- 6,320 gross tons
- Diesel
- Chernomorskoe Gosudarstvennoe Morskoe Parohodstvo (ChGMP)
Loss
- July 4, 1942
- Enemy action
- Gulf of Mexico
- Atlantic Ocean
- Durban → New Orleans
- Ballast
- 44
- 8
- V.I. Shcherbachev
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 22.22° N 86.10° 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.
