BROAD ARROW
Year Built
1918
Official Number
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Shipyard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
468.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4714.00 tons
Gross Tons
7716.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
97750.00 barrels
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Historical Documents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) | BROAD ARROW.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
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Operator
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 08, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-124 while en route from Trinidad to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as part of Convoy TB-1.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
07° 21' N., 55° 43' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 80 miles off the coast of Dutch Guiana (Suriname)
Lives Lost
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