MICHIGAN
Year Built
1919
Official Number
218750
Shipyard
Columbia River Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3476.00 tons
Gross Tons
5594.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
413964.00 square feet
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
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Historical Documents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 |
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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) | MICHIGAN.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
States Steamship Company
Operator
States Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 20, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-565 while en route from New York, New York, to Oran, (Algeria), as part of Convoy UGS-7.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
36° 01' N., 01° 25' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 60 miles west of Oran, (Algeria)
Lives Lost
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