BATEAU
Year Built
1926
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
389.00 feet
Beam
52.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
4687.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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
Lost
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 |
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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) | BATEAU.pdf |
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| (No Date) | EURO.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
United States Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 29, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Lost
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by three German destroyers en route from Iceland to Murmansk, Russia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
72° 30' N. / 27° E.
Incident Location Comments
Barents Sea, north of Mageroya, Norway
Lives Lost
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