WEST KEBAR
Year Built
1920
Official Number
220317
Shipyard
Long Beach Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1019
Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
--
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Historical Documents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 |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| 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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| (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
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 29, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-129 while en route from Freetown, (Sierra Leone), to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
14° 57' N., 53° 37' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 350 miles northeast of Barbados
Lives Lost
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