BEACONLIGHT
Beaconlight_6928_001.jpg
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
453.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4261.00 tons
Gross Tons
6926.00 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
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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(No Date) | BEACON LIGHT.pdf | |||
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(No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 16, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-160 while en route from Cape Town, South Africa to Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
10° 59' N., 61° 07' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 10 miles northwest of Galera Point, Trinidad.
Lives Lost
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