COVENTRY
Year Built
1903
Official Number
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Shipyard
J. Readhead and Sons
General Type
Bulk
Specific Type
Collier
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
323.00 feet
Beam
47.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
2149.00 tons
Gross Tons
3492.00 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
Returned - Foreign
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Acquisition
| 4/18/1942 | Aquisition under Public Law 101. |
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Lay-up
| 5/29/1945 | "Estimated cost of repairing vessel $300,000.00." |
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| 5/29/1945 | |
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Entry
| 5/29/1945 | |
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Interim Movement
| 5/29/1945 | |
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Declared surplus
| 3/22/1946 | "Declared surplus by WSA. Location of vessel James River, VA." |
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Withdrawl
| 3/28/1946 | |
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Disposition
| 3/28/1946 | Returned vessel to former owners under Public Law 101. |
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Withdrawl
| 3/28/1946 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | COVENTRY.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
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Incident Information
Incident Date
June 11, 1948
Use at Loss
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Cause
Returned - Foreign
Cause Comments
Ran aground and sank traveling between Keelung and Shanghai
Conflict
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Location of Incident
Pitting Rock
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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