COLIN
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Cantiere Navale Ilva
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
3621.00 tons
Gross Tons
6255.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
426772.00 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
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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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
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | COLIN.pdf |
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| (No Date) | VILLARPEROSA.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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
A.L. Burbank & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 26, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-859 while en route from New York, New York, to Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, after straggling behind Convoy SC-157.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
54° 16' N., 31° 59' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
1
