STANVAC MELBOURNE
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Year Built
1941
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
501.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
6114.00 tons
Gross Tons
10013.00 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
Historical Narrative
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Vessel Name History
Mission
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
Operator
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 12, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine while en route from Para, Brazil, to Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
10° 30' N., 60° 20' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 15 miles southeast off Emerald Shoals off Trinidad
Lives Lost
1
