DELMUNDO
Year Built
1919
Official Number
219292
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding Co.
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1022
Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3127.00 tons
Gross Tons
5032.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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 |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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
Mississippi Shipping Company
Operator
--
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-600 while en route from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to New York, New York, via Trinidad, as part of Convoy TAW-12.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
19° 55' N., 73° 49' W.
Incident Location Comments
18 miles south of Cape Maysi, Cuba
Lives Lost
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