ESSO WASHINGTON
Esso Washington on September 8, 1943. Location unknown. United States Coast Guard photo.
Year Built
1942
Official Number
242407
Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
T2-SE-A1
Ship Length
523.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
6134.00 tons
Gross Tons
10172.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
138335.00 barrels
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
|---|
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | BRANDYWINE-2.pdf |
|
||
| (No Date) | ESSO WASHINGTON.pdf |
|
||
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 14, 1945
Use at Loss
--
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded on a coral reef while en route from San Pedro, California to Eniwetok.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
East entrance to the lagoon at Eniwetok
Lives Lost
--
