CALIFORNIA
Year Built
1920
Official Number
219775
Shipyard
Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3386.00 tons
Gross Tons
5441.00 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
Vessel Name History
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Mission
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
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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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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
State Steamship Company
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 13, 1942
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by Italian submarine Reginaldo Giuliani while en route from Bombay (Mumbai), (India), to New York, New York, via Cape Town, South Africa, and Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
09° 24' N., 33° 02' W.
Incident Location Comments
Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
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