ALCOA BANNER
Year Built
1919
Official Number
219323
Shipyard
Alcoa Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1022
Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3115.00 tons
Gross Tons
5035.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
373220.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Scuttled
Historical Narrative
Alcoa Banner was built by American International Shipbuilding in 1919 for the U.S. Shipping Board and was originally named Sundance. It was later owned and operated by Alcoa Steamship Company. In 1942 the vessel was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration under a time charter agreement, although Alcoa Steamship Company was retained to operate the vessel. In 1946 in Antwerp, Belgium, Alcoa Banner was damaged by aerial bombs and declared a constructive total loss; it was later transferred to the U.S. Army, which scuttled it in 1946.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Constructive Total Loss
| 1/25/1945 | Damaged by aerial bombs |
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Transfer
| 5/23/1946 | Transferred to US Army for scuttling program |
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Disposition
| 7/1/1946 | Scuttled by US Army |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALCOA BANNER.pdf |
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| (No Date) | SUNDANCE.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
--
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 24, 1945
Use at Loss
--
Cause
Scuttled
Cause Comments
Became constructive loss after being struck by aerial bombs while docked in Antwerp, Belgium; scuttled by Army in 1946.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
Antwerp, Belgium
Lives Lost
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