I. C. WHITE
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Year Built
1920
Official Number
220513
Shipyard
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General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
445 feet
Beam
59 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4381 tons
Gross Tons
7062 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
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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
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Operator
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 27, 1941
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-66 while en route from Curacao, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), to Cape Town, South Africa.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
10° 26' S., 27° 30' 30" W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 480 miles east of Pernambuco, Brazil
Lives Lost
3
Wreck Site Information
Location of Wreck
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Accuracy of Wreck Location
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Wreck Location Comments
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