Oaxaca_(ship) Knowpia

History
Germany
Name	Roland
Builder	Stettiner Maschinenbau AG "Vulcan", Stettin
Launched	1921
Acquired	1936 renamed Hameln for Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
Fate	Seized by Mexico 1941
Mexico
Name	Oaxaca
Owner	Cia Mexicana de Navegacion, Vera Cruz, Mexico
Acquired	1941
Fate	Sunk 26 July 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,351 tons

Oaxaca (previously the German Hameln) was a Mexican freighter that was sunk on July 26, 1942 by the German Type IX submarine U-171, commanded by Oberleutnant Günther Pfeffer, a few hours after she left the port of Corpus Christi, Texas. The ship was hit by one torpedo and broke in two, sinking within three or four minutes. Six crewmen were lost.^[2]

The wreck lies approximately 11 nautical miles (20 km) off of Port O'Connor, Texas, resting in 60 to 64 feet (18 to 20 meters) of water. Sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler investigations suggest the ship is sitting upright in two pieces on the seafloor.

References edit

^ "Oaxaca - Mexican Steam Merchant". Ships hit by U-boats in WWII. uboat.net.
^ "La Historia" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 21, 2011.

External links edit

"Ships-to-Reefs". Ships-to-Reefs - Artificial Reef Program. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
"SS Oaxaca (+1942)". Wrecksite - Oaxaca Cargo Ship 1921-1942. The Wrecksite.

28°22′N 96°11′W / 28.367°N 96.183°W / 28.367; -96.183

[1] "Oaxaca - Mexican Steam Merchant". Ships hit by U-boats in WWII. uboat.net.

[2] "La Historia" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 21, 2011.

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History

Germany
Name	Roland
Builder	Stettiner Maschinenbau AG "Vulcan", Stettin
Launched	1921
Acquired	1936 renamed Hameln for Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
Fate	Seized by Mexico 1941
Mexico
Name	Oaxaca
Owner	Cia Mexicana de Navegacion, Vera Cruz, Mexico
Acquired	1941
Fate	Sunk 26 July 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,351 tons ^[1]

Summary

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