AFRICAN STAR


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Year Built
1942
Official Number
242441
Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C2-S-B1
Ship Length
439.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
6507.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
472935.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
63.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo

Historical Narrative




Vessel Name History

AFRICAN STAR

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Mission
Mission Name
World War II
Historical Documents
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Milestones


Event Date Content
Sunk
7/12/1943 Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-172 while en-route from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to New York

Ship Imagery


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Status Cards



Documents


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Plans


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration

Operator
American-South African Line

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
July 12, 1943

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-172 while en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to New York, New York.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
South Atlantic

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
25° 46' S., 40° 35' W.

Incident Location Comments
Off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lives Lost
1