ROSARIO
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
376.00 feet
Beam
522.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
2871.00 tons
Gross Tons
4659.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
388703.00 square feet
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Historical Documents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 |
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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
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
A.H. Bull & Company
Operator
A.H. Bull & Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 21, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-664 while en route from Avonmouth, England, United Kingdom, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy ONS-167.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
50° 13' N., 24° 48' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 550 miles west of Fastnet, Ireland
Lives Lost
33
