WILLIAM A. MCKENNEY
Year Built
1916
Official Number
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Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
395.00 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3763.00 tons
Gross Tons
6153.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Mystic Steamship Division - East Gas and Fuel Association
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 05, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-175 while en route from Georgetown, British Guiana (Guyana), to Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
08° 35' N., 59° 20' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 50 miles east of Corocoro Island, Venezuela
Lives Lost
1
