WEST HUMHAW
Year Built
1918
Official Number
--
Shipyard
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
USSB 1013
Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3385.00 tons
Gross Tons
5527.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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 |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
American-West African Line
Operator
American-West African Line
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 08, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-161 while en route from Freetown, (Sierra Leone), to Takoradi, Gold Coast (Ghana).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Guinea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
04° 21' N., 02° 42' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 60 miles southwest of Takoradi, Gold Coast (Ghana)
Lives Lost
0
