ELIZABETH


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Year Built
1918
Official Number
216220
Shipyard
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General Type
Dry Bulk
Specific Type
Dry Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
377.00 feet
Beam
52.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
2993.00 tons
Gross Tons
4727.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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 - Other Hostile Act

Historical Narrative



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Vessel Name History

ELIZABETH

Mission

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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration

Operator
A.H. Bull & Company

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
May 30, 1942

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act

Cause Comments
Shelled and torpedoed by German submarine U-103 while en route from New York, New York, to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
21° 36' N., 84° 48' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 30 miles south of Cape Corrientes, Cuba

Lives Lost
6