JAMES MCKAY
Year Built
1941
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C1-B
Ship Length
397.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4016.00 tons
Gross Tons
6760.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
--
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Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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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) | JAMES MCKAY.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
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 10, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-600 while en route from New York, New York, to Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy HX-217.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
57° 50' N., 23° 10' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 425 miles south of Iceland
Lives Lost
62
