PINK STAR
Year Built
1926
Official Number
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Shipyard
Other
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
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Gross Tons
4150.00 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Historical Documents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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Sunk
| 9/20/1941 | Sunk by torpedo. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | LUNDBY.pdf |
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| (No Date) | PINK STAR.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
United States Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 19, 1941
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-552 while en route from New York, New York, to the United Kingdom as part of Convoy SC-44.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of Iceland
Lives Lost
13
