SOUTHERN CROSS

Year Built
1962
Official Number
287900
Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C3-S-33a
Ship Length
483.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5535.00 tons
Gross Tons
9316.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
31.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
11.60 tons
Displacement, Summer
18365.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
5846.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
57.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
40.00 tons
Fate
Sold - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1962 - 1980: Mormactrade
1980 - 2007: Southern Cross
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Acquisition
| 2/15/1980 | ex-MORMACTRADE & SS TRADE |
Vessel Name Change
| 4/22/1980 | Vessel name chanted from MORMACTRADE to SOUTHERN CROSS |
Entry
| 7/22/1985 | |
Interim Movement
| 8/6/1997 | Under tow to JRRF |
Interim Movement
| 8/12/1997 | Assigned loc. is now JRRF from Quincy MA |
Cleared NHPA Processing
| 11/15/2006 | Vessel was cleared for disposal by the Virginia State Historic Preservation Office on 11/15/2006. |
Disposal Contract Awarded
| 8/7/2007 | "Disposal contract awarded this date to NASR Baltimore, MD. Contractor defaulted, ship reawarded to Marine Metals on 11-30-2007." |
Interim Movement
| 9/5/2007 | Dismantlement contract awarded to NASR on 8-24-07. |
Interim Movement
| 9/5/2007 | Dismantlement contract awarded to NASR on 8-24-07. |
Dismantlement contract award
| 12/20/2007 | "Awarded to Esco Marine, Brownsville, TX, on 12-20-07." |
Dismantlement
| 8/14/2008 | "Ship fully dismantled on this date by Esco Marine, Brownsville, TX." |
Withdrawal
| 8/14/2008 |
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Documents
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
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Incident Information
Incident Date
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Use at Loss
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Cause
Sold - No Further Info
Cause Comments
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Conflict
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Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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