TELA
Year Built
1927
Official Number
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Shipyard
Workman, Clark and Company Limited
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
357.00 feet
Beam
31.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1877.00 tons
Gross Tons
3901.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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
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Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Empresa Hondurena de Vapores - United Fruit
Operator
Empresa Hondurena de Vapores - United Fruit
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
Honduras
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 08, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-504 while en route from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
18° 15' N., 85° 20' W.
Incident Location Comments
Caribbean Sea, off the east coast of Belize
Lives Lost
11
