DAVID MCKELVY
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
430.11 feet
Beam
59.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4242.00 tons
Gross Tons
6821.00 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
CTL - 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Historical Documents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
| Event | Date | Content |
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Requisitioned
| 4/20/1942 | Vessel requisitioned under a time charter from Tidewater Associated Oil Co.; that company remained vessel operator |
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Constructive Total Loss
| 5/13/1942 | Vessel torpedoed, burned, and lost |
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Sale
| 9/10/1953 | Vessel hulk sold to James Hanna of Jersey City, New Jersey for scrap. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | DAVID MC KELVY.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
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Operator
Tidewater Associated Oil Co.
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 14, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
CTL - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed while traveling from Corpus Christi, Texas to Bayonne, New Jersey by U-506
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
28° 30'N / 89° 55'W
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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