ARKANSAN
Year Built
1921
Official Number
221479
Shipyard
Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1092
Ship Length
429.00 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4319.00 tons
Gross Tons
6697.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
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 |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Sunk
| 6/15/1942 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-126 while en-route from Trinidad to New Orleans, Louisiana |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | ARKANSAN.pdf |
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| (No Date) | ARKANSAN-1.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
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 15, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-126 while en route from Trinidad to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
12° 54' N., 63° 47' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 70 miles west of Grenada
Lives Lost
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