GULFPENN
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
480.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5522.00 tons
Gross Tons
8862.00 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
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Historical Documents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
Gulf Oil Company
Operator
Gulf Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-506 while en route from Port Arthur, Texas, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
28° 29' N., 89° 12' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 30 miles of the entrance to the Mississippi River
Lives Lost
13
