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SS Mobiloil, attacked by U-108 S of Bermuda, 29 April ’42, escaped, Capt. Farrow reprimanded for disobeying routing orders

November 29, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated November 29, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bermuda
Capt. Ernest V. Farrow Caripito contradictory routing instructions Ensign John A. Young F. T. Sims Klaus Scholtz Naval Armed Guard Socony-Vacuum SS Cherry Valley SS Mobiloil Sun Shipbuilding U-108 Venezuela

SS Mobiloil, 9,925-ton tanker sunk after valiant resistence by U-108 under Klaus Scholtz south of Bermuda on 28 April 1942

July 14, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 14, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
Capt. Farrow Caripito Venezuela Diamond Head Radio Honolulu F. T. Sims Naval Armed Guard San Juan PR WWII Socony-Vacuum Oil Co SS Cherry Valley SS Mobiloil Sun Shipbuilding U-108 USS PC-490

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