GLENNS FERRY
Year Built
1945
Official Number
248506
Shipyard
Kaiser Company
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
T2-SE-A1
Ship Length
503.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
6301.00 tons
Gross Tons
10448.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
21880.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
5330.00 tons
Fate
Sunk - Onboard Accident
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
War Emergency Tankers
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 06, 1945
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sunk - Onboard Accident
Cause Comments
Stranded on Batag Island, Philippines, while en route from Los Angeles, California, to Manila, Philippines; exploded, and burned.
Conflict
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Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Batag Island; north coast of Samar, Philippines
Lives Lost
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