WEST LASHAWAY
Year Built
1918
Official Number
217002
Shipyard
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1013
Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
--
Cargo Capacity
442278.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
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Historical Documents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
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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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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
American-West African Line
Operator
American-West African Line
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 30, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-66 while en route from Takoradi, Gold Coast (Ghana), to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
10° 30' N., 55° 10' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 350 miles east of Trinidad
Lives Lost
38
