CITIES SERVICE BOSTON
Cities Service Boston on March 5, 1942. Location unknown. United States Coast Guard photo
Year Built
1921
Official Number
221491
Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
Private
Ship Length
503.60 feet
Beam
67.50 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
6783.00 tons
Gross Tons
9348.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
100000.00 barrels
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
CTL - No Further Info
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Historical Documents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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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | CITIES SERVICE BOSTON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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
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Operator
Cities Service Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 16, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
CTL - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Driven ashore during a gale while en route from Sydney, Australia to Abadan, Iran as part of Convoy CO-94.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Bass Point near Shell Harbor, New South Wales, Australia
Lives Lost
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