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SS Robert E. Lee was a steam passenger ship built for the Eastern Steamship Lines in 1924. [2] It was sunk on 30 July 1942 after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-166 on its return to New Orleans .
404 (25 dead and 379 survivors). At 23.37 hours on 30 July 1942 the Robert E. Lee (Master William C. Heath) was hit by one torpedo from U-166, steaming at 16 knots about 50 miles southeast of the entrance to the Mississippi River. Lookouts had spotted the torpedo wake about 200 yards away before it struck just aft of the engine room.
- Robert E. Lee
- Steam passenger ship
- 5,184 tons
SS Robert E. Lee was a steam passenger ship built for the Eastern Steamship Lines in 1924. [2] It was sunk on 30 July 1942 after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-166 on its return to New Orleans .
Jul 14, 2014 · SS Robert E. Lee was carrying survivors from sister ships torpedoed in the Gulf, from Trinidad to New Orleans. On the June 30,1942, as it reached just 25 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi ...
- Reporter, Houston Chronicle
The ROBERT E. LEE was torpedoed without warning at 1630 CWT, July 30, 1942, at 28*40'N - 88*30'W, while enroute from Port of Spain to New Orleans (see note below) with 47 tons of general cargo consisting largely of the personal effects of the 270 passengers on board, most of whom were survivors of ships previously torpedoed-, drafts 14' fore, 17' aft.
Sep 25, 2023 · One such encounter was the sinking of the passenger steamer SS Robert E. Lee, on July 30. 1942, at a location approximately 45 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Of the 407passengers and crew members aboard, 15 passengers, one officer, and 9 crew members died as a result of their ship being torpedoed by German U-boat U-166.
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Sep 29, 2012 · The SS Robert E. Lee, built in 1924 in Newport News Virginia, was attacked on July 30th 1942 about forty-five miles southeast of the entrance to the Mississippi River. The steamship had been on a planned route from Trinidad to Tampa and then on to New Orleans .
