WEST CHESWALD
Year Built
1919
Official Number
218797
Shipyard
Northwest Steel Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1013
Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3518.00 tons
Gross Tons
5711.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
442458.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
24.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk as Breakwater
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
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Operator Agreement
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Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 08, 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
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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