SILVER SWORD
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Downey Shipbuilding Company
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
387.00 feet
Beam
52.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3122.00 tons
Gross Tons
4937.00 tons
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
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Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Sword Line Inc.
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 20, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-255 while en route from Archangel, Russia, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy QP-14.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Greenland Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
75° 41' N., 03° 12' E.
Incident Location Comments
Greenland Sea
Lives Lost
1