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Year Built
1940
Official Number
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Shipyard
Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
2211.00 tons
Gross Tons
3663.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
462500.00 square feet
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
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Viking Corporation
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 20, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed while en route from Cape Town, South Africa, to Bahia, Brazil, as part of Convoy CN-13.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
28° 25' S, 15° 00' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off coast of Namibia
Lives Lost
9
