SOUTHERN CROSS


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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



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Vessel Name History

1962 - 1980: Mormactrade
1980 - 2007: Southern Cross


Vessel Name History

MORMACTRADE

SOUTHERN CROSS

Mission

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Historical Documents

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Milestones


Event Date Content
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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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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