CHATHAM
Year Built
1926
Official Number
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Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Other Passenger
MARAD Type
Private
Ship Length
351.00 feet
Beam
52.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3456.00 tons
Gross Tons
5649.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
242450.00 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Historical Documents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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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) | CHATHAM-1.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
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Operator
U.S. Army Transport Service
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 27, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-517 while en route from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Greenland.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Strait of Belle Isle
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
51° 51' N., 55° 49' W.
Incident Location Comments
At the north end of Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Lives Lost
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