LANCASTER
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Year Built
1918
Official Number
216451
Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
434.00 feet
Beam
58.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5400.00 tons
Gross Tons
7615.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
484433.00 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 - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
American South African Line
Operator Agreement
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Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 31, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded while en route from New York to Casablanca as part of Convoy UGS-3.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Approaches to Mediterranean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Approximately 1,330 yards from El Hank Light, near Casablana
Lives Lost
13
