FRANCIS W. PETTYGROVE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243185
Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
56.92 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
7176.00 tons
Gross Tons
4380.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
500229.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14269.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
3400.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
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Historical Documents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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| 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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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
American Mail Line Ltd.
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 13, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by german aircraft off the coast of Algeria and declared a total constructive loss after being towed to Gibraltar.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
36° 08' N / 2° 14' W
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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