SS Robin Moor
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SS Robin Moor was a United States cargo steamship that was built in 1919 and sunk by a U-boat in May 1941, several months before the US entered World War II.
History | |
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Port of registry | New York |
Builder | American International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island |
Yard number | 536 |
Launched | 23 August 1919 |
Completed | October 1919 |
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Fate | Torpedoed and shelled 21 May 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Design 1022 cargo ship |
Tonnage | 4,999 GRT, 3,057 NRT |
Length | 390.0 ft (118.9 m) |
Beam | 54.2 ft (16.5 m) |
Depth | 27.6 ft (8.4 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 600 NHP |
Propulsion | steam turbine |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21 km/h) |
Crew | 46 |
The U-boat allowed the passengers and crew to launch her lifeboats and abandon ship with no loss of life. However, the sinking of a neutral ship in an area considered until then to be relatively safe from U-boats, and the plight of her crew and passengers, caused a political incident in the United States.
The attack caused many to question the motives of U-69's commander, Jost Metzler as Hitler himself, preparing for his June 1941 invasion of Russia, had expressly ordered his Navy chief, Admiral Erich Raeder: "...in the next weeks all attacks on naval vessels in the closed area should cease..." Hitler did not wish to provoke America into joining with Britain in its fight against Germany.[citation needed]