AMERICAN IMPORTER
Year Built
1920
Official Number
220853
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding Co.
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Combination Cargo
MARAD Type
USSB 1024
Ship Length
436.90 feet
Beam
58.20 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4039.00 tons
Gross Tons
7590.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Transferred - Foreign
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
1920 – 1924: Somme
1924 – 1940: American Importer
1940 – 1940: Ville de Gand (Belgian Flag)
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Sunk
| 8/19/1940 | Vessel sunk by torpedo while sailing under Belgian flag. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
