FAIRFIELD CITY
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
Dry Bulk
Specific Type
Dry Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
3450.00 tons
Gross Tons
5686.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
478629.00 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 - Other Hostile Act
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Historical Documents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
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 05, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Bombed by German bombers while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Murmansk, Russia, as part of Convoy PQ-17.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
74° 40' N., 39° 45' E.
Incident Location Comments
Barents Sea
Lives Lost
8
