CITY OF NEW YORK
Year Built
1930
Official Number
229268
Shipyard
Associated Shipbuilders
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Other Passenger
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
452.00 feet
Beam
62.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
8272.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
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
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| 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 | |
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| (No Date) | CITY OF NEW YORK.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
American-South African Line
Operator
American-South African Line
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 29, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-160 while en route from Cape Town, South Africa, to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Approximately 40 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Lives Lost
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