GREYLOCK
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break 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
4520.00 tons
Gross Tons
7460.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
504781.00 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
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Historical Documents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
| Event | Date | Content |
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Requisition
| 4/25/1942 | Vessel was requisitioned under a time charter from Seas Shipping Co.; Seas Shipping Co. remained vessel operator |
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Sunk
| 2/3/1943 | Vessel torpedoed and sunk |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | GREYLOCK.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
Seas Shipping Company
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 03, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-255 while en route from Murmansk, Russia, to New York, New York, via Iceland as part of Convoy RA-52.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
70° 50' N., 00° 48' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
0
