CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
City Of Birmingham at sea. Exact date and location unknown.
Year Built
1923
Official Number
223293
Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Over 100 Passengers
MARAD Type
Private
Ship Length
382.00 feet
Beam
52.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4343.00 tons
Gross Tons
5861.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM.pdf |
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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
Ocean Steamship Company
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 30, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-202 while en route from Norfolk, Virginia, to Bermuda.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
35° 04' N., 70° 46' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 250 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Lives Lost
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