AGWIMONTE
Year Built
1941
Official Number
241002
Shipyard
Consolidated Steel Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C1-B
Ship Length
396.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3945.00 tons
Gross Tons
6675.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
411296.00 square feet
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
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Sold
| 2/19/1942 | Sold to Cuba Mail Steamship Company |
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Sunk
| 5/28/1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-177 while en-route from Cape Town to Suez in convoy CD-20 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | AGWIMONTE.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
NY & Cuba Mail Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 28, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-177 while en route from Cape Town, South Africa, to Suez, (Egypt), in Convoy CD-20.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
34° 57' S., 19° 33' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Lives Lost
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