WEST PORTAL
Year Built
1920
Official Number
--
Shipyard
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
USSB 1025
Ship Length
440.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3350.00 tons
Gross Tons
5376.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
433604.00 square feet
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Historical Documents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) | WEST PORTAL.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Pope & Talbot Incorporated
Operator
Pope & Talbot Incorporated
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 05, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-413 while en route from New York, New York, to Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy SC-118.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
53° N., 36° W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
77
