SAWOKLA
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
Oscar Daniels Company
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
402.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3667.00 tons
Gross Tons
5862.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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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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) | SAWOKLA.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American Export Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 29, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Shelled and torpedoed by German raider Michel while en route from Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
28° S., 54° E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 400 miles southeast of Madagascar
Lives Lost
21
