ANDREW JACKSON
Year Built
1920
Official Number
219991
Shipyard
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
400.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3519.00 tons
Gross Tons
6165.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
435842.00 square feet
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
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Historical Documents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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Sunk
| 7/12/1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine while en-route from Cristobol C.Z. to Key West, Florida |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | ANDREW JACKSON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 12, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-84 while en route from Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama, to Key West, Florida.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
23° 32' N., 81° 02' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 35 miles north of Varadero, Cuba
Lives Lost
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