ROBERT E. HOPKINS
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
424.00 feet
Beam
58.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
6624.00 tons
Gross Tons
11615.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
Operator
British Ministry of War Transport
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 07, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-402 while en route from New York, New York, to Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy SC-118.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
55° 14' N., 26° 39' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 650 miles west of Malin Head, Ireland
Lives Lost
15
