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Stephen Hopkins

Stephen Hopkins

Sunk

United States Navy

TypeTransport
WarSecond World War

Liberty ship with a single 4-inch gun, on her maiden voyage. On 27 September 1942 in the South Atlantic she fought the raider Stier and her supply ship Tannenfels, and sank Stier before going down herself: the only American merchant ship to sink a German surface warship. 42 of the 57 men aboard were killed.

Career

27 September 1942

Paul Buck; 42 of 57 killed