ALCOA CARRIER
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Newburgh Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1025
Ship Length
400.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
5588.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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 |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Sunk
| 5/26/1942 | Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-103 while en-route from Mobile, AL to Kingston, Jamaica |
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
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 25, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-103 while en route from Mobile, Alabama, to Kingston, (Jamaica).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
18° 45' N., 79° 50' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 125 miles west-northwest of Montego Bay, (Jamaica)
Lives Lost
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