She was seized while docked at Tampico, in Mexico on 8 December 1941 by the Mexican government and renamed, to be operated by Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), and homeported in Tampico.
On the afternoon of 27 June 1942, Las Choapas was hit by a single torpedo from German submarine U-129 and sank in flames east of Tecolutla, Veracruz.[1]
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^"Las Choapas". Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
choapas, tanker, built, 1898, originally, commissioned, standard, jersey, built, delaware, river, iron, ship, building, engine, works, chester, atlas, service, world, before, being, sold, 1920s, italian, company, ditta, barbagelata, genoa, historynameatlas, 18. The SS Las Choapas was an oil tanker built in 1898 She was originally commissioned by Standard Oil of New Jersey and built by the Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works of Chester PA As the SS Atlas she saw service in World War I before being sold in the 1920s to the Italian company Ditta G M Barbagelata of Genoa HistoryNameAtlas 1898 Las Choapas 1941 192 OwnerStandard Oil of New Jersey 1898 Ditta G M Barbagelata Genoa 1941 Petroleos Mexicanos Pemex Tampico 1941 1942 Port of registryTampico 1941 1942 BuilderDelaware River Iron Shipbuilding amp Engine Works Chester PALaunched17 November 1898CompletedDecember 1898FateTorpedoed and sunk on 27 June 1942General characteristicsTypeSteam tankerTonnage2 005 GRTShe was seized while docked at Tampico in Mexico on 8 December 1941 by the Mexican government and renamed to be operated by Petroleos Mexicanos Pemex and homeported in Tampico On the afternoon of 27 June 1942 Las Choapas was hit by a single torpedo from German submarine U 129 and sank in flames east of Tecolutla Veracruz 1 Notes edit Las Choapas Uboat net Retrieved 22 September 2015 20 15 N 96 20 W 20 250 N 96 333 W 20 250 96 333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Las Choapas amp oldid 1090961969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
