SS Tiger (1917)
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SS Tiger (1917)
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SS Tiger was a tanker that was torpedoed on 1 April 1942 off the coast of Virginia during World War II. Tiger was an American Socony-Vacuum Oil Company tanker completed in 1917 at San Francisco, California. Tiger was carrying 64,321 barrels (~8,775 t) of Navy fuel oil when the German submarine U-754 torpedoed her on 1 April 1942. The torpedo hit Tiger on her starboard side aft of amidships tank #5 and one crewman lost his life. She was taken in tow and sank on 2 April in 55 feet (17 m) of water
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Tiger_(1917)
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2022-06-01T15:57:17Z
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