HALO
Year Built
1920
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
435 feet
Beam
56 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4301 tons
Gross Tons
6986 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Historical Documents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
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Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Cities Service Oil Company
Operator
Cities Service Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 20, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-506 while en route from Tampico, Mexico, to New Orleans, Louisiana, via Galveston, Texas.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
28° 42' N., 90° 08' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 21 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana
Lives Lost
39
Wreck Site Information
Location of Wreck
Approximately 21 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana. Wreck sits intact except for break across stern, bow embedded in seafloor; surveyed by BOEM Deep Wrecks project 2004; 470 ft. water
Accuracy of Wreck Location
Historic 1
Wreck Location Comments
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