You're right, Platon. MANAQUI', actually under British flag since May 1937 (Furness, Withy & Co.), was sunk on 15/16 March. However, both Rohwer and Roger Jordan (who reports 41 dead among the crew) credit the sinking to U 504. MOROSINI sank the Dutch motor-tanker OSCILLA, 6341 grt/1939 (4 dead, 51 survivors), on the same date and not very far from the same position.

My source so far was Mark H. Goldberg, "Going Bananas. 100 Years of American Fruit Ships in the Caribbean", 1993.



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