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SS Miraflores was a freighter lost on 19 February 1942. The ship left New Orleans on 6 February 1942 with a crew of 34 and made an intermediate stop in Haiti before sailing for New York on 14 February 1942.[1] Miraflores was owned by the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company.[2] She had a gross tonnage of 2,158 and was 270 feet long.[3] She was built in England in 1921 and was engaged in transporting bananas between Central America and New Orleans.[4]

Miraflores was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Delaware Capes, United States by U-432 with the loss of all 34 crew.[5] The ship was later discovered and identified in 2007.

References

  1. ^ Ludington Daily News, Ludington, Michigan, June 16, 1942, "Six Ships are Sunk", page 1
  2. ^ Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley, California, 15 June 1942, page 2, " New Ship Mystery Rivals Case of Cyclops"
  3. ^ Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Pa., 16 June 1942, page 6, "Atlantic Ship Toll Now at 271"
  4. ^ The Daily Independent, Murphysboro, Illinois, "Another Cyclops Mystery May Be in The Making", page 5
  5. ^ "Miraflores". Uboat. Retrieved 21 January 2017

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