, ▁W alls end . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁commission , ▁San ▁Wil fr ido ▁made ▁tri ps ▁with ▁usually ▁ 8 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁oil ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁t onn age ▁of ▁ 9 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁s unk ▁after ▁just ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁her ▁completion . ▁ ▁S inking ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁San ▁Wil fr ido ▁was ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Hamburg ▁to ▁Port land ▁in ▁ball ast ▁with ▁no ▁cargo . ▁The ▁trip ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁take ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁days ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁ship ▁would ▁depart ▁for ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁While ▁navig ating ▁the ▁El be ▁about ▁eight ▁miles ▁above ▁Br uns but tel ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁permission ▁to ▁proceed ▁until ▁C ux h aven ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁pilot ▁ship ▁available ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁through ▁the ▁mine field ▁at ▁C ux h aven ▁so ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁proceed ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁along ▁the ▁usual ▁channel . ▁T ug bo at ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁har bour ▁tried ▁to ▁warn ▁San ▁Wil fr ido ''' s ▁master ▁about ▁the ▁danger ▁by ▁shout ing . ▁The ▁master ▁then ▁tried ▁to ▁e va de ▁the ▁mines ▁by ▁attempting ▁to ▁go ▁full ▁speed ▁ast ern . ▁However , ▁at ▁approximately ▁four ▁p . m ., ▁a ▁strong ▁e bb ▁t ide ▁carried ▁San ▁Wil fr ido ▁into ▁the ▁mines . ▁Three ▁explos ions ▁followed ▁and ▁cri pp led ▁the ▁ship