ALCOA MARINER
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
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
3451.00 tons
Gross Tons
5590.00 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
Vessel Name History
New Windsor
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Historical Documents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
| 9/28/1942 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-175 while en-route from Trinidad to George Town, British Guiana |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALCOA MARINER.pdf |
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| (No Date) | ALCOA MARINER-1.pdf |
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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
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 28, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-175 while en route from Trinidad to Georgetown, British Guiana.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
08° 57' N., 60° 08' W.
Incident Location Comments
100 miles southeast of Trinidad
Lives Lost
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