ELDENA


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Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
General Type
Dry Bulk
Specific Type
Dry Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5321.00 tons
Gross Tons
6900.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
438456.00 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



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Vessel Name History

ELDENA

Mission

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Documents


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Plans


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
Seas Shipping Company

Operator
War Shipping Administration

Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
July 08, 1943

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-510 while en route from Trinidad to Saldanha Bay, South Africa, as part of Convoy TJ-1.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
05° 50' N., 50° 20' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 150 miles northeast of Cayenne, French Guiana

Lives Lost
0