H. D. COLLIER
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Year Built
1938
Official Number
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Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
444.00 feet
Beam
65.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4934.00 tons
Gross Tons
8298.00 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Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Standard Oil of California
Operator
War Shipping Administration - Caltex Oil Company, Ltd.
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 13, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by Japanese submarine I-26 while en route from Abadan, Iran, to Bombay (Mumbai), (India).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
21° 30' N., 66° 11' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 300 miles southwest of Karachi, (India)
Lives Lost
45
