HOOSIER
Year Built
1920
Official Number
220628
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding Co.
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB 1022
Ship Length
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3123.00 tons
Gross Tons
5060.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | HOOSIER.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Hoosier Marine Corporation
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 09, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Bombed by German aircraft while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Murmansk, Russia, as part of Convoy PQ-17; sunk by shellfire of rescue vessel.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
69° 45' N., 39° 35' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 65 miles northeast of Iokanka Islands (Ostrova Iokan'gskiye) off the Russian coast
Lives Lost
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