SYLVAN ARROW
Year Built
1918
Official Number
215840
Shipyard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
485.00 feet
Beam
62.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4858.00 tons
Gross Tons
7797.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Requisitioned
| 4/21/1942 | Vessel was requisitioned from Brilliant Transportation by the War Shipping Administration under a time charter agreement; it was simultaneously time chartered to Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. |
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Total Loss
| 5/20/1942 | The vessel was struck and critically damaged by a torpedo from a German submarine; although initially an attempt was made to tow the damaged vessel to shore, this was abandoned when it began to further break up and sank. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | SYLVAN ARROW.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
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
May 20, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-155 while en route from Curacao, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles) to Cape Town, South Africa, as part of Convoy OT-1. Later sunk on May 28 while being towed, at position 12° 50' N., 67° 32' W.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
11° 22' N., 62° 14' W.
Incident Location Comments
Southwest of Grenada
Lives Lost
1
