WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
572.00 feet
Beam
75.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
8790.00 tons
Gross Tons
14054.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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Historical Documents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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| 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) | WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER.pdf |
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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
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 28, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-701 while en route from Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
35° 11' N., 75° 02' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 16 miles east-northeast of Diamond Shoals Light Buoy
Lives Lost
0
