EAST INDIAN
Year Built
1918
Official Number
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Shipyard
Uraga Dock Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
455.00 feet
Beam
58.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5156.00 tons
Gross Tons
8159.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
563657.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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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
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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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) | EAST INDIAN.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Ford Motor Company
Operator
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 03, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-181 while en route from Cape Town, South Africa, to New York, New York, via Punta Arenas, Chile.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
37° 23' S., 13° 34' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 275 miles southwest of Cape Town, South Africa
Lives Lost
56
