CALEB SPRAGUE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
169626
Shipyard
Pacific Bridge Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
N3-S-A1
Ship Length
250.00 feet
Beam
42.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
--
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Lost
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | CALEB SPRAGUE.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
British Ministry of War Transportation
Operator
Whimster & Co. - Gart S. S. Co. Ltd.
Operator Agreement
Bare Boat Charter
Flag State
United Kingdom
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 31, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Lost
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German torpedo boats.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
S.E. of Beachy Head Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?80146
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
25
