KNOXVILLE CITY
Year Built
1921
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
424.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3450.00 tons
Gross Tons
5686.00 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Historical Documents
| 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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 01, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-158 while en route from New York to Suez, Egypt.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
21° 15' N., 83° 50' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 50 miles southeast of Cape Corrientes, Cuba
Lives Lost
2
