CHENANGO
Year Built
1918
Official Number
142623
Shipyard
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General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
Foreign
Ship Length
331.00 feet
Beam
46.58 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
3106.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
149004.00 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Historical Documents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
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Requisitioned
| 12/30/1941 | Vessel seized from Finnish Government; it was operated for the War Shipping Administration by Moore-McCormack Lines under a general agency agreement. |
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Sunk
| 4/20/1942 | Torpedoed and sunk. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | CHENANGO.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
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Operator
Moore-McCormack Lines
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 20, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-84 while en route from Rio de Janiero, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
36° 11' N., 75° 07' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 60 miles southeast of Cape Henry
Lives Lost
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