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S.S. Oklahoma Historical Marker
- S.S. Oklahoma and Esso
Baton Rouge Historical Marker
- Located at the old Coast Guard Station, 4201 First
St., St. Simons Island
(Text)
S.S. Oklahoma and
Esso Baton Rouge attacked by U-123
After midnight on April 8, 1942,
the German submarine U-123 was in position off the St. Simons
Island sea buoy. Minutes later it chased and torpedoed two tankers,
the Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge, killing twenty-two
crew members. Survivors were brought here to the U.S. Coast Guard
Station for debriefing. Five of those killed were buried in Brunswick's
Palmetto Cemetery as "Unknown Seamen," but were positively
identified in 1998. The ships were raised, towed to Brunswick
for emergency repairs and reentered into service. Both ships
were sunk in the Atlantic Ocean before the end of World War II.
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2000.17 |
Erected by The Georgia
Historical Society and The Propeller Club o the United States--Port
No. 91, Brunswick, Georgia |
63-3 |
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