OLOPANA
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
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Historical Documents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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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | OLOPANA.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
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
