SWIFTSCOUT
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Northwest Steel Company
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
465.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5123.00 tons
Gross Tons
8300.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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) | SWIFT SCOUT.pdf |
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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
Swiftscout Steamship Company
Operator
Marine Transport Lines
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 18, 1945
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-857 or U-879 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
37° 30' N., 72° 45' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 145 miles northeast of Cape May, New Jersey
Lives Lost
1
