PLAUDIT
Year Built
1913
Official Number
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Shipyard
William Doxford and Sons
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
3139.00 tons
Gross Tons
5060.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
519000.00 square feet
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
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | GUIDONIA.pdf |
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| (No Date) | PLAUDIT.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
South Atlantic Steamship Line
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 08, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-181 while en route from Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), to the United States.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
36° 00' S., 26° 32' W.
Incident Location Comments
200 miles south of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Lives Lost
3
