KAIMOKU
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
403.00 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
6367.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
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Historical Documents
| 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) | KAIMOKU.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
Matson Navigation Company
Operator
Matson Navigation Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 08, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-379 while en route from New York, New York, to Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy SC-94.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
56° 32' N., 32° 15' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
4
