EXECUTIVE


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Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3068.00 tons
Gross Tons
4978.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
345420.00 square feet
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

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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
March 05, 1943

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-255 while en route from Murmansk, Russia, to Loch Ewe, Scotland, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy RA-53.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Barents Sea

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
72° 45' N., 11° 40' E.

Incident Location Comments
Ship drifting in Barents Sea was scuttled shellfire from escort vessel approximately one hour after torpedo hit.

Lives Lost
9