NEW JERSEY
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bath Iron Works Corporation
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
417.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3959.00 tons
Gross Tons
6414.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
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Historical Documents
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| 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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
The Texas Company
Operator
The Texas Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 28, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-103 while en route from Baltimore, Maryland, to Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), via Norfolk, Virginia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
18° 32' N., 82° 28' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 90 miles southwest of Grand Cayman Island
Lives Lost
0
