POMPOON
Year Built
9999
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
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
591.00 tons
Gross Tons
1098.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
77000.00 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) | ATLAS - Copy.pdf |
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| (No Date) | POMPOON.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
United Fruit Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 12, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-516 while en route from Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama, to Barranquilla, Colombia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
11° N., 75° W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 75 miles north of Cartagena, Colombia
Lives Lost
21
