FORT LEE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243084
Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
T2
Ship Length
504.00 feet
Beam
68.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
6110.00 tons
Gross Tons
10198.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
141158.00 barrels
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Historical Documents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) | 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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Bernuth Lembcke Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 02, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-181 while en route from Abadan, Iran, to Brisbane, Australia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
27° 35' S., 83° 11' E.
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
25
