GULFOIL
Year Built
1912
Official Number
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Shipyard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
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
3202.00 tons
Gross Tons
5189.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents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) | GULF OIL.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
Gulf Oil Co, New York
Operator
Gulf Oil Co, New York
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 16, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-506
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
75 miles south of Mississippi
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
28° 08'N / 89° 46'W
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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