Vessel Loss

Memorial: M5006

Memorial in Sassandra, Ivory Coast commemorating the seamen and servicemen who perished in the loss of the MV ‘Dumana’ in 1943

Location

Sassandra, Ivory Coast, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Inscribed column with pointed head.
Type: Memorial
Position: Route de la Plage, Sassandra, Ivory Coast, Rest of the World
Date Erected: 1944
Vessel: MV Dumana

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

Extra

Notes: Sunk by German submarine U-515 24 Dec. 1943. The memorial erected by the Free French Colonial Governor in 1944. Six unidentified casualties out of the 39 men lost, are buried in the local cemetery at Sassandra.
Recorder: Richard Rockey 1995

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5006

Location

Details

Event Category

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters