ROBIN GRAY


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Year Built
1920
Official Number
219511
Shipyard
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
424.40 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4267.00 tons
Gross Tons
6896.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
475051.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.50 tons
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
14380.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk as Breakwater

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ROBIN GRAY

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Vessel Information
Owner
Seas Shipping Company

Operator
War Shipping Administration

Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
August 18, 1944

Use at Loss
Other

Cause
Sunk as Breakwater

Cause Comments
Intentionally sunk as a blockship to help form an artificial harbor.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2

Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Gooseberry No. 2, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France

Lives Lost
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