ESSO HARRISBURG
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
502.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5874.00 tons
Gross Tons
9887.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
133800.00 barrels
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Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 06, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-516 while en route from Cartagena, Colombia, to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
13° 56' N., 70° 59' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 200 miles northwest of Aruba
Lives Lost
8
