ALCOA CADET
Year Built
1919
Official Number
218790
Shipyard
Downey Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1017
Ship Length
387.00 feet
Beam
53.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3087.00 tons
Gross Tons
4823.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
27.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Mine
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
1919 - 1931: Dio
1931 - 1940: Point Caleta
1940 - 1942: Alcoa Cadet
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Historical Documents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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Sunk
| 6/21/1942 | Sunk at anchor by magnetic mine dropped by German air raid |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | ALCOA CADET.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
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 21, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Mine
Cause Comments
Sunk while at anchor by magnetic mine dropped during German air raid.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Anchored off Mishukov Point in Kona Inlet, near Murmansk, Russia
Lives Lost
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