Jacyra was stopped by gun-fire by U-507 (Harro Schacht) at 01.30h (local time) on August 19, 1942 and sunk by four explosive-charges at 04h (local time) after the crew had been forced to abandon the vessel in a small life-boat; position 14.30S - 38.40W (Grid FQ 1396).

The survivors - Norberto Hilário dos Santos, Adaucto Alves das Neves, Raimundo Borges, Antenor ?, Acelino Bispo de Jesus & Vitalino Olegário dos Santos - reached the coast at Serra Grande beach, about 15 km south of Itacaré, BA

Thanks to Christine Hillmann for extra information on this page.

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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