An American Dixie Arrow tanker, torched off the coast of Virginia, torpedoed by a GermanU-71 submarine of the Nazi Kriegsmarine.
Two torpedoes got into the ship, it sank two hours later with a cargo of crude oil on board. 11 crew members were killed in torpedo explosions and fires, the remaining 22 were rescued by the destroyer Tarbell (USS Tarbell (DD 142).
Source of Dixie Arrow tanker photo information:
Location: Atlantic
Photo date: March 26, 1942