H. M. STOREY


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Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
500 feet
Beam
68 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
7847 tons
Gross Tons
10763 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

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H. M. STOREY

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Vessel Information
Owner
Standard Oil of California

Operator
War Shipping Administration - U.S. Navy

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
May 18, 1943

Use at Loss
Vessel Movement

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-25 while en route from Noumea, New Caledonia, to San Pedro, California.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
17° 30' S., 173° 02' E.

Incident Location Comments
Between Fiji and islands of Vanuatu

Lives Lost
2

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