SYROS
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
395.00 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3508.00 tons
Gross Tons
6191.00 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
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Historical Documents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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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) | SYROS.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 26, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-703 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Murmansk, Russia, as part of Convoy PQ-16.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Norwegian Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
72° N., 06° E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 200 miles southwest of Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway
Lives Lost
12
