VIRGINIA SINCLAIR
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Year Built
1930
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
416.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3796.00 tons
Gross Tons
6151.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
66500.00 barrels
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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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
Sinclair Refining Company
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 10, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-185 while en route from Baytown, Texas, to Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama, as part of Convoy KW-123; sunk by gunfire from escort vessel.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
20° 11' 45" N., 74° 04' 45" W.
Incident Location Comments
Off Cape Maysi, Cuba
Lives Lost
7
