CITIES SERVICE MISSOURI
Year Built
1920
Official Number
220733
Shipyard
Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
USSB 1059
Ship Length
431.00 feet
Beam
59.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4612.00 tons
Gross Tons
4506.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
85000.00 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
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Cities Service Oil Company
Operator
U.S. Navy
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 13, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-68 while en route from New York, New York, to Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), as part of Convoy GAT-49.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
14° 10' N., 74° 40' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 200 miles northwest of Curacao, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles)
Lives Lost
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