ANTIETAM

Antietam on June 28, 1944 at New York. United States Coast Guard photo.
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4293.00 tons
Gross Tons
6972.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
80717.00 barrels
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
Transferred - Foreign
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Sunk
| 1/30/1946 | Mined and sunk |
Sold
| 4/28/1948 | Sold to Phillips Kraft & Fisher |
Abandon
| 4/15/1953 | Abandonment to French government |
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Status Cards

Documents
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Keystone Shipping Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 30, 1946
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Transferred - Foreign
Cause Comments
Struck a mine en route from New York, New York, to Blaye, France.
Conflict
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Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Off the Gironde Estuary in the Bay of Biscay, France
Lives Lost
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