ALMERIA LYKES
Year Built
1940
Official Number
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Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C3
Ship Length
469.00 feet
Beam
70.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4586.00 tons
Gross Tons
7773.00 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
Sold - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Constructive Total Loss
| 8/12/1942 | Vessel lost in the Mediterranean; sold to Lykes Lines |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALMERIA LYKES.pdf |
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| (No Date) | EMPIRE CONDOR.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
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator
British Ministry of War Transport
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Shelled by German airplanes and torpedoed by German motor boat while en route from River Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, to Malta as part of Convoy WS-19Z as part of Operation Pedestal.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
36° 40' N., 11° 35' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off Tunisia
Lives Lost
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