SG 2
Year Built
9999
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
Barge
Specific Type
Dry Cargo Barge
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
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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Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
American-South African Line
Operator Agreement
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Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 10, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-255 while en route from Murmansk, Russia to New York as part of Convoy RA-53.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
66° 53' N., 14° 10' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 35 miles off Langanes, Iceland
Lives Lost
34
