WASHINGTON
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Southwestern Shipbuilding Company
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
3472.00 tons
Gross Tons
5564.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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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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| (No Date) | WASHINGTON-1.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
States Steamship Company
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 05, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Bombed by German aircraft while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Archangel, Russia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
76° 25' N., 33° 41' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 360 miles west of Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russia
Lives Lost
0
