CAPE SAN JUAN
CapeSanJuan_7172_004.jpg
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242994
Shipyard
Consolidated Steel Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C1-B
Ship Length
417.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3931.00 tons
Gross Tons
6711.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
455729.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 11, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-21 while en route from San Francisco, California, to Townsville, Australia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Pacific Ocean, west of Hawaii
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
22° 08' N., 178° 06' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
130
