L. J. DRAKE
Year Built
1917
Official Number
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Shipyard
Ames Shipbuilding
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
455.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4796.00 tons
Gross Tons
6693.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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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| 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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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 05, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-68 while en route from Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
17° 30' N., 68° 20' W.
Incident Location Comments
South of Mona Passage
Lives Lost
41
