BELLINGHAM
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3358.00 tons
Gross Tons
5345.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
403848.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
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
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | BELLINGHAM.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
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 22, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-435 while en route from Archangel, Russia, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy QP-14.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
71° 23' N., 11° 03' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 45 miles west of Jan Mayen Islands, Norway
Lives Lost
0
