TACHIRA
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
McDougal Duluth Company
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
251.00 feet
Beam
44.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1389.00 tons
Gross Tons
2325.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Grace Line
Operator
Grace Line
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 12, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-129 while en route from Barranquilla, Colombia, to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
18° 15' N., 81° 54' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 375 miles northwest of Jamaica
Lives Lost
5
