SS David H. Atwater
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | David H. Atwater |
| Owner | Atwacoal Transportation Co., Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Builder | Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ashtabula, Ohio |
| Yard number | 505A |
| Launched | June 1919 |
| Sponsored by | U.S. Shipping Board |
| Fate | Sunk 2 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 253.33 ft (77.21 m) |
| Beam | 43.5 ft (13.3 m) |
| Depth | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Crew | 8 officers, 19 men |
SS David H. Atwater was a United States Merchant Marine coastal steamer which was sunk on 2 April 1942 by gunfire from the German submarine U-552 during World War II. The circumstances of the destruction of the vessel along with almost all of its crew fueled persistent rumours at the time of war crimes being perpetrated by Nazi Germany's U-boat fleets on the high seas against shipwrecked Allied sailors.