PANAMA EXPRESS
Year Built
1940
Official Number
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Shipyard
A. B. Oresundsvarvet
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
2549.00 tons
Gross Tons
4288.00 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Historical Documents
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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
National Bulk Carriers
Operator Agreement
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Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 16, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-550 while en route from New York to Barry, Wales as part of Convoy CU-21.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
40° 50' N., 69° 24' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 200 miles east of Ambrose Lightship
Lives Lost
25
