CHATTANOOGA CITY
Year Built
1921
Official Number
221643
Shipyard
Chickasaw Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
Private
Ship Length
424.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3450.00 tons
Gross Tons
5686.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
478629.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
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Historical Documents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) | CHATTANOOGA CITY.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
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 22, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-606 while en route from Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy ON-166.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
46° 54' N., 34° 30' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
0
