SANTA ELISA
Year Built
1941
Official Number
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Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C2-G
Ship Length
435.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4930.00 tons
Gross Tons
8379.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
SS Santa Elisa was sunk by Italian Navy torpedo boats on August 13, 1942, during Operation Pedestal. The operation was an attempt by an allied convoy to re-supply the island of Malta.
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Historical Documents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
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | SANTA ELISA.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
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Grace Line
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Italian motorboats while en route from Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, to Malta.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
36° 20' N., 11° 28' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 25 miles southeast of Cape Bon, Tunisia, and approximately 90 miles from Malta
Lives Lost
4
