Chronology of World War II
Wednesday, May 13
U-Boat Victim Mexican Tanker
Portrero del Llano
The victim of the German u-boat
U-564
in this photo is the Mexican tanker
Portrero del Llano
. The Mexican ship was en route to New York. After the Germans sunk a 2nd Mexican tanker on May 22, 1942, Mexico declared war on Nazi Germany.