CAPILLO
Year Built
1920
Official Number
219904
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1022
Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
5620.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| 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) | CAPILLO.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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American Mail Line
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 11, 1941
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Attacked by Japanese planes while at anchor in Manila Bay, Philippines, and developed a list. On December 11, the ship was scuttled by U.S. Army demolition forces. Ship was bombed again and set afire on December 31.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Manila Bay
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Off Corregedor, Manila Bay, Philippines
Lives Lost
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