EXCELLO
Year Built
1919
Official Number
219077
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3041.00 tons
Gross Tons
4990.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
340558.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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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| 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) | EXCELLO.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
American Export Lines
Operator
American Export Lines
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-181 while en route from Port Said, Egypt, to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
32° 23' S., 30° 07' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 50 miles south of Port St. John, South Africa
Lives Lost
2
