CRANFORD
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4551.00 tons
Gross Tons
7608.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
453210.00 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
Sold - Foreign Flag Op.
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Historical Documents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
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | CRANFORD.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
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 30, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - Foreign Flag Op.
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-155 while en route from Cape Town, South Africa, to Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
12° 17' N., 55° 11' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 250 miles east-southeast of Barbados
Lives Lost
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