ALCOA RAMBLER
Year Built
1919
Official Number
218754
Shipyard
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1025
Ship Length
400.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3381.00 tons
Gross Tons
5500.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
431400.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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 |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Sunk
| 12/18/1942 | Torpedoed by German U-174 while en-route from Trinidad to Santos, Brazil |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | ALCOA RAMBLER.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
December 14, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-174 while en route from Trinidad to Santos, Brazil.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
03° 51' N., 33° 08' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 200 miles northeast of Natal, Brazil
Lives Lost
1
