BAIALOIDE
Year Built
1914
Official Number
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Shipyard
William Hamilton and Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
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
4057.00 tons
Gross Tons
6400.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
468455.00 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 as Breakwater
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | BAIALOIDE.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
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Operator
Mississippi Shipping Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 08, 1944
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as Breakwater
Cause Comments
Intentionally sunk as a blockship to help form an artificial harbor.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Gooseberry No. 2, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
Lives Lost
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