SAMUEL Q. BROWN
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Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
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
4117.00 tons
Gross Tons
6625.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Acquisition
| 4/21/1942 | Vessel requisitioned by War Shipping Administration from Tidewater Associated Oil Co., to which it was simultaneously time chartered. |
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Sunk
| 5/23/1942 | Sunk by a torpedo |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | SAMUEL Q. BROWN.pdf |
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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
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 23, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-103 while en route from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Honolulu, Hawaii, via Yucatan Channel.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
20° 15' N., 84° 38' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 100 miles south of Cape Corrientes, Cuba
Lives Lost
2
