WEST KEBAR
Year Built
9999
Official Number
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Shipyard
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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
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Gross Tons
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Cargo Capacity
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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
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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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| (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
4
