CITIES SERVICE TOLEDO
Year Built
1918
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
Private
Ship Length
465.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5128.00 tons
Gross Tons
8192.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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Historical Documents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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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | CITIES SERVICE TOLEDO.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
Cities Service Oil Company
Operator
Cities Service Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 12, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-158 while en route from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Portland, Maine.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
29° 02' N., 91° 59' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off Louisiana coast, approximately 20 miles east of Trinity Shoal Light Buoy
Lives Lost
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