Served as an Oiler aboard Sicillien. At 04.58 hours on 8 June 1942 the unescorted Sicilien (Master Albert F. Sundmacher) was hit by one G7a torpedo from U-172 about 10 miles south of Cape Beata, Dominican Republic. The torpedo struck on the starboard side at #3 hold, destroyed the lifeboats and started small fires. The ship listed to starboard due the flooding of the engine room, #3 and #4 holds and sank by the stern after nine minutes. The master, 26 crew members and 19 passengers (US Army troops) were lost. The survivors jumped overboard, swam to rafts and were questioned by the Germans. They made landfall after few hours at Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Served as an Oiler aboard Sicillien. At 04.58 hours on 8 June 1942 the unescorted Sicilien (Master Albert F. Sundmacher) was hit by one G7a torpedo from U-172 about 10 miles south of Cape Beata, Dominican Republic. The torpedo struck on the starboard side at #3 hold, destroyed the lifeboats and started small fires. The ship listed to starboard due the flooding of the engine room, #3 and #4 holds and sank by the stern after nine minutes. The master, 26 crew members and 19 passengers (US Army troops) were lost. The survivors jumped overboard, swam to rafts and were questioned by the Germans. They made landfall after few hours at Barahona, Dominican Republic.
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