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.
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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