1942 — Apr 9, US tanker Eugene V. R. Thayer shelled/sunk by sub ~20M off No. Brazil– 11

–11 American Merchant Marine at War. Chronological List of U.S. Ships Sunk or Damaged…
–11 Moore. A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking. 1983. Table extracted by armed-guard.com.

Narrative Information

American Merchant Marine at War. Chronological List of U.S. Ships Sunk or Damaged…
“Date Ship Type Cause Result Location Deaths
“04/09/42 Eugene V.R. Thayer Tanker Shelled Sunk SAtlantic Crew 11.”

Chen, C. Peter. “Second Happy Time: 14 Jan 1942–31 Aug 1942.” World War II Database:
“8 Apr 1942…. Italian submarine Calvi sank US tanker Eugene V. R. Thayer with a torpedo and 120 shells from her deck gun 20 miles off the northern coast of Brazil.”

Moore. A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking. 1983. Table extracted by armed-guard.com:
“S.S. Eugene V.R. Thayer Shelled 4/9/43 Tanker Crew 11 [Number Killed].”

uboatarchive.net: “Eastern Sea Frontier…Eugene V. R. Thayer (U.S. Tanker 7,128 tons) shelled at 2035 Q April 8.”

“April 23….1800: EDC (Southern Sector) reports survivors of Eugene V. R. Thayer (U.S. Tanker, 7,138 tons) shelled at 2035, April 8 at 02-20 S, 34-40 W, landed at Miami at 2226 April 21.”

Sources

American Merchant Marine at War. Chronological List of Ships Sunk or Damaged January to June 1942. Accessed 5-6-2021 at: http://www.usmm.org/sunk42a.html#anchor331462

Chen, C. Peter. “Second Happy Time: 14 Jan 1942–31 Aug 1942.” World War II Database. Accessed 5-6-2021 at: https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=277

Moore, Captain Arthur R. A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking: A History of the Staggering Losses Suffered By the U.S. Merchant Marine, Both in Ships and Personnel, During World War II. American Merchant Marine Museum 1983 (1st edition), 1990. Table extracted by armed-guard.com. Accessed 5-6-2021 at: https://www.armed-guard.com/sunk.html

uboatarchive.net. “Eastern Sea Frontier.” Accessed 5-6-2021 at: http://uboatarchive.net/ESF/ESFWarDiaryApr42APP7.htm