STAGHOUND
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
473.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
--
Gross 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Historical Documents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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| 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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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
United States Lines Company
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 03, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Italian submarine Barbarigo while en route from New York, New York, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
16° 44' S., 36° 33' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 200 miles northeast of Caravelas, Brazil
Lives Lost
0
