ALCOA TRANSPORT
Year Built
1918
Official Number
216924
Shipyard
Globe Shipbuilding Company
General Type
Bulk
Specific Type
Dry Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
251.00 feet
Beam
44.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1223.00 tons
Gross Tons
2084.00 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
1918 -1926: Lake Medford
1926 - 1929: H.J. Lawrence
1929 - 1940: Elwyn C. Hale
1940 - 1942: Alcoa Transport
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Historical Documents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
| 10/2/1942 | Torpedoed by German Submarine U-201 while en-route from Trinidad to Georgetown, British Guiana |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALCOA TRANSPORT.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
October 02, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-201 while en route from Trinidad to Georgetown, British Guiana.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
09° 03' N., 60° 10' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 100 miles southeast of Trinidad
Lives Lost
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