An item reported that the screw steamship Lennox underway from Surinam and Trinidad was sunk by a submarine. The submarine came to the surface, supplied the course to the nearest land and asked if they needed anything. The scene was was filmed. The crew of the Lennox described the submarine as painted gray black with the number ZO 19 and thought she was new and clean. The submarine crew was described as young, clean shaven and tanned wearing blue shrts with yellow belts. Their spokesman spoke good English.(1)
Note
1. The Dutch newspaper De West dated 16 March 1942 reported that she was Canada-flagged and called her a bauxite freighter. Torpedoed and sunk on 23 February by the German submarine U-129. Homeport Montreal, Canada, owned by Canada Steamship Lines Ltd., Montreal and built by Swan, Hunter&Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend, Sunderland, England in 1923.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 82 dated 2 March 1942
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