BALLADIER
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Submarine Boat Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
324.00 feet
Beam
46.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
2023.00 tons
Gross Tons
3279.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
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
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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) | BALLADIER.pdf |
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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
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Parry Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 15, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-705 while en route from New York, New York, to Reykjavik, Iceland, as part of Convoy SC-95.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
55° N., 25° W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
13
