KEYSTONE
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Northwest Steel Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
410.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3475.00 tons
Gross Tons
5565.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
445884.00 square feet
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
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
States Marine Corporation
Operator
U.S. Army Transport Service
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 13, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-172 while en route from New York, New York, to Algiers, (Algeria), as part of Convoy UGS-6.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
38° 10' N., 37° 58' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 450 miles west of the Azores
Lives Lost
2