CORNELIA P. SPENCER


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Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 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

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Vessel Name History

CORNELIA P. SPENCER

Mission
Mission Name
World War II
Historical Documents
Name Download
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Documents


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration

Operator
A.L. Burbank & Company

Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
September 21, 1943

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-188 while en route from Aden, (Yemen), to Durban, South Africa.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Indian Ocean

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
02° 08' N., 50° 10' E.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 300 miles off the coast of Somaliland (Somalia)

Lives Lost
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