Cayru

Shipwreck Cayru
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Brazil
Built:
1919, Hog Island PA USA, as Scanmail
Specs:
( 390 x 54 ft ) 5152 gross tons, 83 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 8, 1942
torpedoed by U-94 - 53 casualties
Depth:
125-140 ft

The exact location of the Cayru is unknown; the location plotted is one of several wrecks thought to be it. If found, the wreck may be identified by its steam turbine engines, which are distinctly different from piston steam engines.

Shipwreck Gulftrade New York Times
Shipwreck Cayru
U-94
Type VIIc U-boat U-94 at St Nazaire with Adm. Karl Donitz, sunk August 1942

At 02:25 hours on 9 Mar 1942, the unescorted Cayru (Master Torger Olsen) was torpedoed by U-94, broke in two, and sank 130 miles from New York. All hands onboard abandoned ship, but only the lifeboat with the master and 26 other men was found. The other lifeboats with 47 crew members and six passengers disappeared.


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Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
( 200 x 24 ft ) 485 tons
Sunk:
Saturday November 11, 1939
Depth:
85 ft

carrying a cargo of stone

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