AMERICAN LEADER
Year Built
1941
Official Number
240658
Shipyard
Western Pipe and Steel Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C1-B
Ship Length
397.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3988.00 tons
Gross Tons
6778.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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 |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Requisitioned
| 4/4/1942 | Vessel requisitioned from U.S. Lines under a time charter; concurrently time chartered back to U.S. Lines for operation. |
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Sunk
| 9/10/1942 | Vessel was attacked and sunk by German auxiliary cruiser MICHEL. Vessel overdue and presumed lost as of September 7, 1942; declared a Constructive Total Loss as of this date. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | AMERICAN LEADER.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
United States Lines Inc.
Operator
--
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 10, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Shelled and sunk by a German raider Michel about 800 miles W. of the Cape of Good Hope on September 10th, 1942.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
800 miles W. of the Cape of Good Hope
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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