OLANCHO
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
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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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. |
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Sunk
| 3/11/1943 | Vessel was torpedoed and sunk. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | OLANCHO.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
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
