STEEL SCIENTIST
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
424.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3405.00 tons
Gross Tons
5688.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
478363.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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
| Event | Date | Content |
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Requisitioned
| 5/10/1942 | Vessel requisitioned by War Shipping Administration from Isthmian Steamship Co; it was simultaneously chartered back to Isthmian. |
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Sunk
| 10/11/1942 | Vessel struck and sunk by torpedo. |
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
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 11, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-514 while en route from Cape Town, South Africa, to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana (Suriname).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
05° 48' N., 51° 39' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 95 miles north of Cayenne, French Guiana
Lives Lost
1
