OLANCHO


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Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Newburgh Shipyard
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
1536.00 tons
Gross Tons
2493.00 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

OLANCHO

Mission

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Milestones


Event Date Content
Requisitioned
5/18/1942 Vessel requisitioned under a time charter agreement from Empresa Hondureña de Vapores; it was operated by that same company under a separate charter agreement.
Sunk
3/11/1943 Vessel was torpedoed and sunk.

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Plans


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
United Fruit Company - Empresa Hondurena de Vapores

Operator
War Shipping Administration

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
Honduras

Incident Information
Incident Date
March 11, 1943

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-183 while en route from Honduras to Tampa, Florida.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
22° 04' N., 85° 28' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 30 miles west of Cape San Antonio, Cuba

Lives Lost
3