SANTA ELENA
Year Built
1933
Official Number
232171
Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Other Passenger
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
484.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3839.00 tons
Gross Tons
9138.00 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Historical Documents
| 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
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | SANTA ELENA.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Grace Line
Operator
Grace Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 06, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German airplanes while en route from Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, to Naples, Italy, as part of Convoy KMF-25A.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
37° 13' N., 06° 21' E.
Incident Location Comments
27 miles north of Philippeville (Skikda), (Algeria)
Lives Lost
4
