AFRICAN STAR
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
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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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
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
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
