JACK CARNES
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
508.00 feet
Beam
72.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
10907.00 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
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Sinclair Refining Company
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 30, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Shelled by German submarine U-516 and torpedoed by German submarine U-705 while en route from Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, to Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
42° 00' N., 29° 05' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
28
