WILLIAM F. HUMPHREY
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
468.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4038.00 tons
Gross Tons
7982.00 tons
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Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
Operator
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 16, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German raider Michel while en route from Cape Town, South Africa, to Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
05° 37' S., 00° 56' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 800 miles west of the mouth of the Congo River
Lives Lost
9
