Unescorted, unarmed and out of luck, the SS Hampton Roads was stopped after having a couple of shots fired at her by the U-106 on June 1, 1942, 64 miles off Cuba. As the crew abandoned the ship, the radio officer sent distress signals, six minuets after being stopped, a torpedo was fired sinking the ship in less than a minute. Five men, including the radio officer perished. The survivors were picked up by the SS Alcoa Pathfinder a few hours later.