Oaxaca (ship)
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The Oaxaca (previously the German Hameln) was a Mexican freighter that was sunk July 26, 1942 in position 28.22N, 96.11W by a German U-boat a few hours after she left the port of Corpus Christi. The ship was hit by one torpedo and broke in two, sinking within three or four minutes after she was struck. Six crewmen were lost.[1]
The shipwreck lies approximately 11 nautical miles (20 km) offshore from Port O'Connor, resting in 60-64 feet of water. Sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler investigations suggest the ship is sitting upright in two pieces on the seafloor. The Oaxaca was sunk by U-171, a type IX German U-Boat commanded by Oblt. Günther Pfeffer.
