ESSO BATON ROUGE
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Year Built
1938
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
463.00 feet
Beam
64.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4738.00 tons
Gross Tons
7989.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
106720.00 barrels
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
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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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
February 23, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-202 while en route from Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, to Curacao, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), as part of Convoy UC-1.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
31° 15' N., 27° 22' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 400 miles south of the Azores
Lives Lost
3
