HEFFRON
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
440.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4886.00 tons
Gross Tons
7611.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
--
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 - Mine
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Historical Documents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) | HEFFRON.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
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Operator
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 05, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Mine
Cause Comments
Struck Allied mine while en route from Murmansk, Russia, to New York, New York, via Reykjavik, Iceland.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Denmark Strait
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
66° 39' N., 22° 33' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the northwest coast of Iceland
Lives Lost
1
