ROBERT E. LEE
Year Built
1924
Official Number
224339
Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Other Passenger
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
375.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
5184.00 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Historical Documents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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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Requisitioned
| 6/3/1942 | Vessel requisitioned from Eastern Steamship Company |
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Sunk
| 7/30/1942 | Torpedoed and sunk |
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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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Eastern Steamship Company
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 30, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-166 while en route from Trinidad to New Orleans, Louisiana, as part of Convoy TAW-7.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
28° 40' N., 88° 30' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 50 miles southeast of the entrance to the Mississippi River
Lives Lost
25
