BEATRICE
Year Built
1917
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
327.00 feet
Beam
46.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
2188.00 tons
Gross Tons
3450.00 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 - Other Hostile Act
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 |
Historical Documents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) | BEATRICE.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
A.H. Bull & Company
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 24, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Torpedoed (failed to explode) and shelled by German submarine U-558 while en route from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, to Pensacola, Florida.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
17° 23' N., 76° 58' W.
Incident Location Comments
South of Kingston, Jamaica
Lives Lost
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