EL OCCIDENTE
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Year Built
1910
Official Number
208166
Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Dry Bulk
Specific Type
Dry Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
405.00 feet
Beam
53.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3747.00 tons
Gross Tons
6008.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
417000.00 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
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Historical Documents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
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | EL OCCIDENTE.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
--
Operator
United States Lines
Operator Agreement
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Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-435 while en route from Murmansk, Russia to New York as part of Convoy QP-10.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
78° 28' N., 28° 30' E.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
20
