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ss monagas wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 construction 2 sinking 3 wreck 4 references toggle the table of contents ss monagas 1 language español edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia history venezuela name monagas owner mene grande oil co ca port of registry maracaibo venezuela builder palmer s shipbuilding iron co ltd yard number 974 launched 15 july 1927 completed august 1927 fate torpedoed and sunk 16 february 1942 general characteristics type tanker tonnage 2 650 grt length 93 1 m 305 ft 5 in beam 15 3 m 50 ft 2 in depth 5 m 16 ft 5 in installed power 2 3 cyl triple expansion engines propulsion double screw propellers speed 9 knots 17 km h 10 mph crew 31 ss monagas was a venezuelan tanker that was torpedoed by the german submarine u 502 in the gulf of venezuela 12 nautical miles 22 km west of punta macolla on 16 february 1942 while she was travelling from maracaibo venezuela to aruba while carrying a cargo of oil products 1 construction edit monagas was built at the palmer s shipbuilding iron co ltd shipyard in newcastle upon tyne united kingdom in august 1927 where she was launched and completed that same year the ship was 93 1 metres 305 ft 5 in long had a beam of 15 3 metres 50 ft 2 in and had a depth of 5 metres 16 ft 5 in she was assessed at 2 650 gross register tons grt and had two 3 cylinder triple expansion engines driving two screw propellers the ship could generate 212 nominal horsepower with a speed of 9 knots 17 km h 10 mph thanks to her two boilers 1 sinking edit monagas was travelling unescorted and unarmed from maracaibo venezuela to aruba while carrying a cargo of oil products when on 16 february 1942 at 10 28 am she was hit in the engine room aft on the port side by a g7e torpedo from the german submarine u 502 in the gulf of venezuela 12 nautical miles 22 km west of punta macolla the ship came to a standstill and only slightly settled in the water by the stern because she did not sink the u boat fired another torpedo at the ship 14 minutes after the first one as a coup de grâce hitting her again aft on the port side underneath the funnel this attack broke the ship s back which set her ablaze and made her develop a heavy list but still did not sink her the ship continued to burn for three days before sinking 4 nautical miles 7 4 km north of punta espada guajira colombia the attack and sinking killed five crewmembers with the 26 survivors being rescued by the venezuelan gunboat arv general urdaneta ss rosalia and ss ramona 2 wreck edit the wreck of monagas lies at approximately 12 03 n 70 25 w 12 050 n 70 417 w 12 050 70 417 2 references edit 1 2 ss monagas 1942 wrecksite eu 22 december 2009 retrieved 1 july 2020 1 2 monagas uboat net 1995 retrieved 1 july 2020 v t e shipwrecks and maritime incidents in february 1942 shipwrecks 2 feb u 581 w l steed 3 feb norah moller talthybius 4 feb india arrow 5 feb hms arbutus china arrow empress of asia 6 feb u 82 9 feb empire fusilier uss lafayette natsushio 11 feb uss shark hmcs spikenard 12 feb hms maori skanderbeg v 1302 john mahn 13 feb hms tempest 14 feb hms grasshopper hms li wo president taylor vyner brooke 15 feb ariosto hnlms van ghent 16 feb monagas ruthenia 17 feb uss detector empire comet uss paramount hnlms van nes 18 feb hnlms k vii uss pollux hnlms soerabaja surcouf uss truxtun 19 feb british consul british motorist don isidro empire seal kelat mauna loa hmas mavie usat meigs miraflores neptuna uss peary hnlms piet hein portmar zealandia 21 feb kurtuluş 22 feb hanne sama 23 feb hms p38 24 feb columbia empire celt struma disaster 26 feb cassimir 27 feb hnlms de ruyter hms electra uss langley hms jupiter hnlms java hnlms kortenaer r p resor tembien 28 feb uss jacob jones unknown date cabedello i 23 other incidents 4 feb uss marblehead 18 feb uss wilkes 19 feb barossa shch 421 20 feb koolama 22 feb enrico cosenz 24 feb uss thresher 25 feb i 5 i 6 28 feb uss greenling uss s 17 1941 1942 1943 january 1942 march 1942 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ss_monagas oldid 1334789603 categories 1927 ships tankers steamships of venezuela world war ii shipwrecks in the atlantic ocean ships built on the river tyne maritime incidents in february 1942 ships sunk by german submarines in world war ii hidden 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