WASHINGTONIAN
Year Built
1920
Official Number
219684
Shipyard
Osaka Iron Works
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB
Ship Length
415.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
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Cargo Capacity
--
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
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Historical Documents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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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | WASHINGTONIAN.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
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 06, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-5 while en route from Suez, (Egypt), to Columbo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
07° 25' N., 73° 05' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 75 miles south of Minicoy Island, (India)
Lives Lost
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