BOLD VENTURE
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
N.V. Machinefabriek & Scheepswerf van P. Smit Jr.
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
492.78 feet
Beam
48.55 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
3222.00 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
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Historical Documents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) | ALSSUND.pdf |
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| (No Date) | BOLD VENTURE.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
Waterman Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 16, 1941
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarines while en route from New York, New York, to England, United Kingdom, as part of a convoy.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
57° N., 24° 30' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 500 miles south of Iceland, 250 miles northwest of Ireland
Lives Lost
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