LIPSCOMB LYKES
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Year Built
1940
Official Number
240264
Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C1-B
Ship Length
397.00 feet
Beam
60.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4004.00 tons
Gross Tons
6744.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents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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Requisitioned
| 5/22/1942 | Vessel was requisitioned from Lykes Brothers Steamship Co.; it was time-chartered back to that company on the same day. |
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Aground
| 1/19/1943 | Vessel was fast aground and abandoned. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 18, 1943
Use at Loss
--
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded on Durand Reef, New Caledonia, while en route from Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, (Vanuatu), to Noumea, New Caledonia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
Lives Lost
0
