On 6th May 1942, at 09:35 the unescorted Amazone was hit by a torpedo on the port side.� She sank within two minutes.� 14 men were killed (12 men from the Dutch Antilles, one Dutch gunner and one Swiss crewman).� The survivors were rescued by the submarine chaser USS PC 484 and landed at Miami.

Technical
general cargo vessel - steam - single screw
Homeport - Amsterdam
Master - Capt. J P Giltay

Many thanks to Walter Janssens for the 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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