Technical
passenger/general cargo vessel
motor - twin screws
2,304 GRT - 3,050 DWT
294' x 43'8" x 20'9"
service speed 11 knots
Accommodation for 20 first class, 24 second class and 306 deck passengers

At 07:52 CET U-198 fired a salvo of two torpedoes. At 08:00 CET Dumra was sunk with a finishing shot. The Master, 24 crew and one gunner were lost. 65 crew and one gunner landed at Santa Lucia Bay, Natal.

The Chief Engineer was taken prisoner of war by U-198 and was landed at Bordeaux on September 24. He was taken to the prisoner of war camp Milag Nord.

Thanks to Walter Janssens 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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