TAMBOUR
Year Built
1917
Official Number
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Shipyard
Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
1066.00 tons
Gross Tons
1827.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
145000.00 square feet
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Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | FIDRA.pdf |
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| (No Date) | TAMBOUR.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
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Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 26, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-174 while en route from Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana to Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
08° 50' N., 59° 50' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
8
