ESSO WILLIAMSBURG
Year Built
1941
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
547.00 feet
Beam
70.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
6799.00 tons
Gross Tons
11232.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
153700.00 barrels
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ESSO WILLIAMSBURG.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 24, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-211 while en route from Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), to Reykjavik, Iceland.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
53° 10' N., 41° 00' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 500 miles south of Cape Farewell, Greenland
Lives Lost
60
