HERMIS
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Fratelli Orlando and Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
373.00 feet
Beam
46.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
5234.00 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
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents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) | HERMIS.pdf |
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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
Lykes Bros SS Co Inc.
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 06, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-158 while en route from New Orleans, Louisiana to Aruba.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
23° 08' N., 84° 42' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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