ALCEDO
Year Built
1937
Official Number
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Shipyard
Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
Foreign
Ship Length
265.00 feet
Beam
42.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
741.00 tons
Gross Tons
1392.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
163000.00 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
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Sold
| 2/28/1945 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-122 while en-route from Loch Ewe, Scotland to Reykjavik, Iceland as part of Convoy UR-155 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | ALCEDO.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
J. Lauritzen, Ltd.
Operator
Danish Ship Operating Corporation
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 28, 1945
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-1022 while en route from Loch Ewe, Scotland, United Kingdom, to Reykjavik, Iceland, as part of Convoy UR-155.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
64° 09' 30" N., 23° 12' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off west coast of Iceland
Lives Lost
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