CARIBSTAR
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
American Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB
Ship Length
251.00 feet
Beam
44.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1613.00 tons
Gross Tons
2592.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
1613.00 square feet
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Historical Documents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
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | CARIBSTAR.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
Stockard Steamship Company
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 04, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-175 while en route from Trinidad to Georgetown, British Guiana (Guyana).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
08° 30' N., 59° 37' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the mouth of Orinoco River, Venezuela and British Guiana (Guyana)
Lives Lost
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