Afonso Pena
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Minas
Gerais was built at Workmam Clark & Company Ltd in
Belfast, and was launched in 1910 for the company Lloyds
Brasiliero. She was renamed Afonso Pena in 1923 but
continued to sail for Lloyds. Under a journey from Manaus
to Rio De Janeiro with passengers 2. March 1943, she was
torpedoed by the Italian uboat Barbarigo under command
of Enzo Grossi outside Bahia. She quickly went down
in the deep and 133 people perished in the sinking. The
survivors were picked up by the American tanker Tennessee
who came to assist. The wreck rest today on a depth of
approximately 15 to 20 meter outside Porto Seguro.
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 Picture: Afonso Pena after 1923 Lloyds Brasiliero Last updated: May 2019 |
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