TEXAN


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Year Built
1902
Official Number
145944
Shipyard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
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
4427.00 tons
Gross Tons
7005.00 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



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Vessel Name History

TEXAN

Mission

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Plans


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company

Operator
Moore McCormack Lines

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
March 11, 1942

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-126 while en route from New York, New York, to Trinidad.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
21° 32' N., 76° 24' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 40 miles eas of Nuevitas, Cuba

Lives Lost
9