VELMA LYKES
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
McDougal Duluth Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1099
Ship Length
251.00 feet
Beam
44.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1636.00 tons
Gross Tons
2572.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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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Historical Documents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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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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 04, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-158 while en route from Galveston, Texas, to Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Yucatan Channel
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
21° 21' N., 86° 36' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 20 miles off Puerto Juarrez, Mexico
Lives Lost
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