DELMUNDO
Year Built
1919
Official Number
219292
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3127.00 tons
Gross Tons
5032.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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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| 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) | 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
8
