SEBASTIAN CERMENO
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Marinship Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
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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
This Liberty ship was named
for Sebastian Cermeno (c. 1560-1602).
Sebastian Cermeno was a Portuguese-born Spanish explorer that accurately mapped
the California coast during an expedition in 1595.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Sebatian Cermeno at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Oliver J. Olson & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 27, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-511 while en route from Mombasa, (Kenya), to Bahia, Brazil.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
29° 00' S., 50° 10' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 290 miles southeast of Madagascar
Lives Lost
5
