CADDO
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
T2-SE-A1
Ship Length
488.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5928.00 tons
Gross Tons
10172.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
138324.00 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Historical Documents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) | CADDO.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
November 23, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-518 while en route from Baytown, Texas, to Iceland.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
42° 25' N., 48° 27' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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