Uruguay
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| Name | Uruguay | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,425 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - NV Internationale Scheepsbouwmaatschappij �De Maas�, Slikkerveer | ||
| Owner | Compa��a Argentina de Navegaci�n Mihanovich Ltda, Buenos Aires | ||
| Homeport | Buenos Aires | ||
| Date of attack | 27 May, 1940 | Nationality:  Argentinian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 ( Victor Oehrn) | ||
| Position | 43.40N, 12.16W - Grid BF 9926 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 28 (15 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - Limerick | ||
| Cargo | 6000 tons of maize | ||
| History | Laid down as Maristo, completed as Anjer, 1934 renamed Star of Alexandria, 1936 renamed Uruguay. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.48 hours on 27 May, 1940, the Uruguay was sunk with scuttling charges by U-37 about 160 miles from Cape Villano after she was stopped with a shot across her bow and her papers were examined. The ship had been missed with a G7a torpedo at 21.12 hours. | ||
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