ALCOA RANGER
Year Built
1919
Official Number
217887
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1022
Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3103.00 tons
Gross Tons
5116.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
Sarcoxie
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Historical Documents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
| 8/2/1942 | Torpedoed & shelled by German submarine U-255 while en-route from Philadelphia to Archangle, Russia as part of PQ-17 convoy |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALCOA RANGER.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
July 07, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-255 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Archangel, Russia, as part of Convoy PQ-17.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
71° 38' N., 49° 35' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off west coast of Yuzhny Island, Russia
Lives Lost
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