SWIFTSURE
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
5091.00 tons
Gross Tons
8206.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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) | SWIFTSURE.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
Marine Transport Lines
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 08, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-68 while en route from Abadan, Iran, to Cape Town, South Africa.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
34° 40' S., 18° 25' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 25 miles southeast of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Lives Lost
0
