HERMAN WINTER
HermanWinter_5964_001.jpg
Year Built
1886
Official Number
95903
Shipyard
William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
274.30 feet
Beam
41.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
2638.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
20.75 tons
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents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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Acquisition
| 3/7/1944 | Vessel wrecked near Marthas Vineyard Island, Devils Bridge off Gay Head. Sunk to only mast visible. |
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Advertised
| 12/23/1946 | Offered under PDX-324; no bids received. |
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Readvertised
| 7/21/1947 | "Applied previous recommendation that vessel be readvertised for bids as an ""as is, where is"" basis to citizen of US without reassurance of scrapping or posting of perf. bond." |
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Disposition
| 12/30/1947 | Sold to Heggie Corp. without restrictions under PDX-407 for the sum of $300. |
Ship Imagery
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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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Dichmann, Wright and Pugh, Inc.
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 07, 1944
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sold - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded while en route from Baltimore, Maryland, to Boston, Massachusetts.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
41° 20.9' N., 70° 50.5' W.
Incident Location Comments
Devil's Bridge off Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Lives Lost
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