WEST CHETAC
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Southwestern Shipbuilding Company
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
USSB 1019
Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3505.00 tons
Gross Tons
5627.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
421785.00 square feet
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Historical Documents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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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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Seas Shipping Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 24, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-175 while en route from Trinidad to Basra, Iraq, as part of Convoy TRIN-14.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
08° 05' N., 58° 08' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 100 miles north of Georgetown, British Guiana (Guyana)
Lives Lost
31
