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Sinking of the SS Carolina, 1918
[Hundimiento del SS Carolina, 1918]
1846 - 1897

       

The S.S. Carolina was a five thousand ton passenger liner transporting over 217 passengers from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to New York City. It was sunk in World War I by the German U-151 on June 2, 1918.

No lives were lost in the sinking but later life boat number five was overturned and 13 people were drowned.  I have not found the listing of these 13 people.

The wreck was discovered and dived in 1995 after extensive research by John Chatterton and John Yurga.  The Carolina lies in 250 feet of water approximately 65 miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

El S.S. Carolina era un barco de pasajeros que pesaba cinco mil toneladas. El 2 de junio de 1918 durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, el submarino alemán U-151 bombardeo al Carolina y lo hundió.

No se perdió ninguna vida durante el hundimiento pero posteriormente el bote salvavidas número cinco se viro y se ahogaron 13 personas. No he encontrado el listado de estas 13 personas.

En 1995 y después de una extensa investigación por  Juan Chatterton y Juan Yurga, se descubrieron las ruinas del barco.  El Carolina se encuentra en 250 pies de agua aproximadamente 65 millas al este de Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Transcripción de una carta de Felix Rozas uno de los sobrevivientes de esta tragedia escrita a su tío donde le cuenta parte de lo ocurrido.

[Transcription of a letter from Felix Rozas, one of the survivors of this tragedy, written to his uncle in which he tells some of what happened.]

Copy of letter courtesy of Byron Mitchell

 


 Francisco del Valle Atiles
1852-1945

Account of this terrible incident by one of the survivors
[Relató por uno de los sobrevivientes de este terrible incidente]

         

 


Carlos Iglesias

 

Passenger List
[Lista de Pasajeros]

    First Class  
  • Alvarez, Dr. Antonio
  • Alvarez, Master Fernando
  • Atkinson, Frederick
  • Arthur, Lt. L. W.
  • Aguilu, Manuel B.
  • Aboy, Mrs. Carmen & Infant
  • Aboy, Ramon Jr., 7 yrs.
  • Aboy, Miss Carmen M., 5 yrs.
  • Aboy, Master Gabriel, 2 yrs
  • Aboy, Master Ramon
  • Alejandro, Francisco
  • Beltran, Master Eduardo, 3 yrs.
  • Beltran, Miss Mary Grace, 5 yrs.
  • Bernardini, Gaspar
  • Bennet, Leo K.
  • Boyd, Lt. Robert J.
  • Bouchacour, Jean Louis
  • Brill J.A.
  • Brill, Mrs.
  • Buxo Villafañe, F. B.
  • Cox, Mr E. C.
  • Collazo, Rafael
  • Ceuto, Miss P.L.
  • Courtin, Arthur
  • Crowell, David C.
  • Crowell, Mrs. Grace W.
  • Crowell, Master Albert, 4 yrs
  • Crowell, Master David, 5 yrs.
  • Colon. Miss Margarita
  • Ignacio, Cristina de
  • Chanute E. A.
  • Chaunte, Mrs.
  • Carpenter, G.B.
  • Carpenter, Lt. F. D. A.
  • Connelley, John P.
  • Cheney, Benjamin A.
  • Cheney, Miss Anita
  • Carrero, Mercedes
  • Capdeville, F. F.
  • Dawes, Mrs. Chas N.
  • De Jesus, Pedro
  • Del Valle, Dr. Francisco
  • Del Valle, Mrs.
  • Del Valle, Carlos
  • Delia, Felipe
  • Dickenson, Miss Lilian
  • Dickey, Miss Frances & infant of 4 mos.
  • Duran, Emilio B.
  • Emanuelli, Juan Jose
  • Endre, L.M.
  • Essington, John
  • Escalera, Jose
  • Fermosa, Miss Francisca
  • Fossas, Eduardo
  • Fries, L.F.
  • Garcia, Miss A.M.
  • Garcia Matta, Miss Elisa G.
  • Garcia Matta, Miss Consuelito G.
  • Gardiner, Henry W.
  • Gavilan, Francisco
  • Gavino Puig, Enrique
  • Gonzalez, Benito
  • Gonzalo, Domingo
  • Goldsmith, Lt. Girald L.
  • Gonzalez, Gonzalo F.
  • Hay, Alexander
  • Hay, Mrs.
  • Hay, Master Walter, 11 yrs.
  • Hay, Miss Constance, 10 yrs
  • Hay, Master John, 9 yrs
  • Higgins, Miss Caroline D.
  • Hamilton, Mrs. Rachel B.
  • Hamilton, Miss Anna C.
  • Herrera, Ramon
  • Hollinger, R.R.
  • Ithier Salcedo, Oscar I.
  • Johnson, Samuel
  • Kimppenbacher, Adam
  • Lema, Antonio
  • Lewis, Stacey Edward
  • Logan, Charles B.
  • Lopez, Thomas
  • Lopez, Jose
  • Lopez de Victoria, Carmen
  • Lopez de Victoria, Maria
  • Louis, Daniel B.
  • Luciano, Gertrudes
  • Maeso, Simon
  • Mandri, Salvador
  • Mandri, Mrs.
  • Marchetti, Francisco
  • Marus, Adelaido M.
  • Martinez, Jesus
  • Matias, Miss Monserrate
  • Matos, Emilio
  • McCaffery, James M.
  • Mercado, Mrs. Eufemia
  • Milan, Jose
  • Milan, Mrs.
  • Mitchell, Arthur B.
  • Mitchell, Mrs.
  • Moll, Sebastian
  • Montalvo, Miss Gliceria
  • Morales Seran, Ramon M.
  • Morales, Severo
  • Morton, Walter H.
  • Myers, Frank A.
  • Nadal, Lt. G.
  • Nicols, Nowal P.
  • Negron, Carlos
  • Orama, Miguel
  • Ortiz, Lt. Modesto
  • Olmeda, Miss Tirsa
  • O' Toole, Lt. John P.
  • Padro, Miss Maria J. & Infant, 15 mos.
  • Pardo Solanilla, Mariano P.
  • Parker, C. B.
  • Parker, Carolina Hutchinson, 6 yrs.
  • Parker, Jane E.
  • Pasapera Paris, Francisco
  • Perez Terron, Jose P.
  • Pereza, Domingo
  • Perkins, Miss Charlotte
  • Quijano, Rafael
  • Quiñonez, Matilde
  • Redding, Lt. William
  • Remack, Gabriel N.
  • Rubio, Maria R. & Infant, 1 yr.
  • Rubio, Ricardo E.
  • Rubio Rios, Miss Maria
  • Reyes Concepcion
  • Rozas, Felix
  • Riancho, Ramon
  • Riancho, Mrs
  • Rodriguez, Mario
  • Sanchez, Andres
  • Stafford, Edward B.
  • Sides, Lt. Winfield M.
  • Salazar, Guillermo
  • Salazar, Mrs.
  • Serra, Juan P.
  • Stern, Miss Katherine B.
  • Spelman M. R.
  • Spelman, Mrs.
  • Sifontes, J. M.
  • Solivan, Francisco
  • Thome, Charles C.
  • Thome, Mrs.
  • Von Jenney, Joseph
  • Vazquez, Mrs. Providencia & Infant
  • Virola Miss Elvira D.
  • Virella, Rafael
  • Virella, Guillermo
  • Vius, Miss Leonor
  • Valladares, Mrs. Retta R.
  • Velez, Baudilio
  • Valencia, Ramon
  • Wright, Robert Kemp
  • Weitz, Lt. Bernardo O.
  • Westbrook, Mrs Gertrude M.
  • Wall, Ashbel T.
  • Weymouth, Mrs. Emily B.
  • Woodbridge Wm. F.
   Second Class  
  • Adarich Seria, Ricardo
  • Aneira, Miss Georgia
  • Aneira, Master V.
  • Aacavedo, Arthuro
  • Bradwith, Mrs. E.
  • Bradwith, Miss Emmy, 11 yrs.
  • Bradwith, Miss Ethel Evangeline
  • Burgos, Rafael Rudolfo
  • Behn, Arnold
  • Coll, Mrs Juana C. de Jesus
  • Cregue, F.L.
  • Carrasquillo, Benito
  • Carrasquillo, Pedro
  • De Leon, Dionisio
  • Del Liano, Joaquin
  • Fernandez Martinez, Mrs Maria
  • Fraser, David
  • Fraser, Miss Millie
  • Ferrar, Luis M.
  • Fernandez, Ramon
  • Fernandez, Benito
  • Gonzalez, Angel
  • Gomez, Ramon I.
  • Hernandez, Mrs. Victoria
  • Huerta Rogelio
  • Huerta, Mrs.
  • Huerta, Miss Amelia, 6 yrs.
  • Huerta, Miss Celia, 4 yrs.
  • Irrizari, Miss Maria Pascuala
  • Leon Lopez, Miss Josefina L.
  • Limardo, Julio F.
  • Limardo, Jose A.
  • Martinez, Esteban
  • Mirabel, Jesus Maria
  • Navas, Francisco G.
  • Nieves, Miss Juana
  • Plaud, Juan
  • Rodriguez, Manuel
  • Romero Garcia, Miss Julia R.
  • Sanchez Figueroa, Antonio
  • Santiago Vives, Francisco P.
  • Santiago, Jose M.
  • Testamark, Miss J.
  • Velez, Gaspar
  • Velez, Jaime G.
  • Viruet, Miss Ramona
  • Wilson, Roberto
  • Woods, Miss Christine W.
  • Vizcarrondo, Reinaldo
 
 ----> Presione aquí para leer par de artículos que salieron en el New York Times.
Click here to read couple of articles that appeared in the New York Times.
  Source:
  1. History of the World War - 5 Volume set by Frank H. Simonds, The Review of the Reviews Company, 1917 - Spanish version is also available and it was transcribed by Carmen Torres Calderon de Pinillos and Miguel de Zarraga. We studied Vol 4 available at the Archivo Histórico de Ponce, PR.
  2. New York Times Newspaper, 3 Jun 1918
  3. El Hundimiento del Vapor Carolina: Atacado y hundido por un submarino alemán el 2 de junio de 1918 by Joaquin del Llano, tipografía Cantero Fernandez y Compañia. Puerto Rico, 1919

 


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