Global InformationBrazilian cargo ship Araraquara information
 The Araraquara
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Araraquara |
| Namesake | Araraquara |
| Builder | Lloyd Nacional |
| Launched | 1 August 1927 |
| Completed | October 1927 |
| Fate | Sunk on August 15, 1942, by U-507 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Araranguá |
| Type | Cargo and passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 4,872 |
| Length | 115.21 m |
| Draft | 7.44 |
| Propulsion | Two four-cylinder diesel combustion engines coupled to two shafts/propellers |
| Speed | 13.5 knots |
| Capacity | 142 people (at the time of sinking) |
The Araraquara was a Brazilian cargo and passenger ship, sunk on the night of August 15, 1942, by the German U-boat U-507, off the coast of the state of Sergipe.
She was the seventeenth Brazilian ship to be attacked (and the second to be attacked by the U-507), causing the death of 131 of the 142 people on board.
In the following days, four more boats would be sunk by the same submarine. These sinkings were the immediate cause of Brazil's entry into the war against the Axis, on the following August 22, given the general indignation that took over Brazilian public opinion.