| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | SSMiraflores |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend |
| Yard number | 1163 |
| Launched | 12 March 1921 |
| Completed | May 1921 |
| Fate | Sunk on 19 February 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 270.7 ft (82.5 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Depth | 14.7 ft (4.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x Screw |
SSMiraflores 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.
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