GURNEY E. NEWLIN
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
442.00 feet
Beam
64.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4886.00 tons
Gross Tons
8225.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
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Historical Documents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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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Union Oil Company of California
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 27, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-436 while en route from New York, New York, to Manchester, England, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy HX-212.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
54° 51' N., 30° 06' W.
Incident Location Comments
Hit again by U-606 on October 29 to sink ship.
Lives Lost
3
