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Ship Details
TAMANDARE
former namessee below
tons4,942
typeSteam Freighter
nationality  BZ
built1919 by American Shipbuilding Corporation, Hog Island for US Shipping Board
companyLloyd Brasileiro � Rio de Janeiro
voyagePernambuco for Trinidad & La Guaira
cargo6600 tons inc coffee and raw materials
masterCapit�o-de-longo-Curso Jos� Martins de Oliveira
casualties4 lost from a complement of 52
attackerU 66
date26.07.1942
time0815
fatetorpedoed
square reported  ED9697
position11.34N/60.30W
Notes
History
Keel laid 21.10.1918 as Sheshequin
Launched 2.7.1919 as City of Fairbury
Delivered 23.8.1919
Later in 1940 renamed Mormacport - American Scantic Line, operated by Moore McCormack Lines; sold to Llyod Brasileiro and renamed Tamandar�.

Capit�o-de-longo-Curso Jos� Martins de Oliveira survived the sinking.

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