OLAMBALA
Year Built
1901
Official Number
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Shipyard
Napier and Miller
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
2792.00 tons
Gross Tons
4423.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
291290.00 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 as Breakwater
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
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Operator Agreement
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Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 08, 1944
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sunk as Breakwater
Cause Comments
Intentionally sunk as a blockship to help form an artificial harbor.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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