ANDREA F. LUCKENBACH
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
496.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4052.00 tons
Gross Tons
6565.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
770409.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
23.00 tons
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
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Historical Documents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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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Lost
| 3/1/1943 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-221 en-route from New York to Liverpool as part of convoy HX-228 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ANDREA F. LUCKENBACH.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
Luckenbach Steamship Company
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 10, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-221 while en route from New York, New York, to Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy HX-228.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
51° 04' N., 29° 40' W.
Incident Location Comments
11,600 tons explosives and Army cargo
Lives Lost
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