Ships Sunk During January, 1942 Off the North Carolina Coast

The Battle of the Atlantic in early 1942 was going badly for the Allies,  None more so than off the coast of North Carolina.

JAN. 14TH 

BRAZOS, freighter from a collision with the HMS Archer off Cape Hatteras.


JAN. 19TH

NORVANA, tanker sunk by eithet U-123 or U-86 off Diamond Head Shoals, 29 killed

CILTVAIRA, freighter-- U-123, 2 killed

CITY OF ATLANTA, passenger-freighter, sunk by U-123 south of Diamond Shoals, 43 killed

MALAY, tanker, shelled by the U-123 off Diamond Shoals, 4 killed

LADY HAWKINS, passenger freighter, sunk by U-66 off Cape Hatteras, 251 killed


JAN. 22ND

OLYMPIC, tanker, sunk by U-130, 31 killed

JAN 24TH

EMPIRE GEM, tanker sunk by U-66 off Diamond Shoals, 49 killed

VENORE, freighter sunk by U-66 southeast of Cape Hatteras, 17 killed

It Would Appear the U-123 and U-66 Were Having Exceptional Months.  --GreGen