LOUISIANA
Year Built
1937
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
468.00 feet
Beam
65.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
5081.00 tons
Gross Tons
8586.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Entry
| 2/10/1975 | |
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Acquisition
| 2/10/1975 | |
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Entry
| 2/10/1975 | |
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Acquisition
| 2/10/1975 | |
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Disposition
| 8/5/1983 | CUST 1975 NDRF 1975 |
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Withdrawl
| 8/5/1983 | |
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Disposition
| 8/5/1983 | CUST 1975 NDRF 1975 |
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Withdrawl
| 8/5/1983 | |
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Entry
| 8/4/1988 | |
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Acquisition
| 8/4/1988 | |
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Entry
| 8/4/1988 | |
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Acquisition
| 8/4/1988 | |
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Disposition
| 9/6/1989 | CUSR 1988 |
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Withdrawl
| 9/6/1989 | |
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Disposition
| 9/6/1989 | CUSR 1988 |
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Withdrawl
| 9/6/1989 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | LOUISIANA.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
The Texas Company
Operator
The Texas Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 17, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-108 while en route from Areno, Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, via Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
07° 24' N., 51° 33' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of French Guiana
Lives Lost
49
