TOPA TOPA
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
Todd-Pacific Shipyards
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3330.00 tons
Gross Tons
5356.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
387789.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
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Historical Documents
| 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) | TOPA TOPA.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Operator
Barber Line
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 28, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-66 while en route from Trinidad to Takoradi, Gold Coast (Ghana).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
10° 16' N., 51° 30' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 350 miles north of Cayenne, French Guiana
Lives Lost
25
