PUERTO RICAN
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
G. M. Standifer Construction Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
401.00 feet
Beam
53.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3720.00 tons
Gross Tons
6076.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
420964.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
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Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | PUERTO RICAN.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
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 09, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-586 while en route from Molotovsk, Russia, to the United Kingdom as part of Convoy RA-53
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Norwegian Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
66° 44' N., 10° 41' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 100 miles northeast of Iceland
Lives Lost
65
