OLOPANA


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Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
401.00 feet
Beam
53.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3823.00 tons
Gross Tons
6069.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo

Historical Narrative



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Vessel Name History

OLOPANA

Mission

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Historical Documents
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Documents


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Plans


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
Matson Navigation Company

Operator
Matson Navigation Company

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
July 07, 1942

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-255 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Archangel, Russia.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Barents Sea

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
72° 10' N., 51° E.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 10 miles west of Moller Bay, Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russia

Lives Lost
6