ISABELA
Year Built
1911
Official Number
208911
Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Dry Bulk
Specific Type
Dry Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
335.00 feet
Beam
47.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
3110.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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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
Agwilines Inc.
Operator
Agwilines Inc.
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 19, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-751 while en route from New York, New York, to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
17° 50' N., 75° W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the southwest coast of Haiti, approximately 35 miles south of Navassa Island Lighthouse
Lives Lost
3
