SAN BLAS
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
325.00 feet
Beam
46.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1988.00 tons
Gross Tons
3601.00 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Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Balboa Shipping Company
Operator Agreement
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Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 16, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-158 while en route from Galveston, Texas to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
25° 26' N., 95° 33' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
30
