SCAPA FLOW
Year Built
1914
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
412.00 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
4836.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
419000.00 square feet
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
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Barber - American West African Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 14, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-134 while en route from Freetown, (Sierra Leone), to Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
12° N., 30° W.
Incident Location Comments
Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
33
