WEST JAFFREY
Year Built
1919
Official Number
218965
Shipyard
Northwest Steel Company
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
3487.00 tons
Gross Tons
5663.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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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) | WEST JAFFREY.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
American Export Lines
Operator Agreement
--
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 08, 1942
Use at Loss
--
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded while en route from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
43° 36' N., 66° 02' W.
Incident Location Comments
Harriet Ledge off Halfbald Island, Nova Scotia
Lives Lost
0
