R. W. GALLAGHER
Year Built
1938
Official Number
--
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
413.00 feet
Beam
64.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
7989.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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 |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
|---|
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-67 while en route from Galveston, Texas, to Port Everglades, Florida.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 80 miles from Southwest Pass, Mississippi
Lives Lost
8
