LUBRAFOL
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Year Built
1924
Official Number
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Shipyard
Armstrong Whitworth and Company
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
6738.00 tons
Gross Tons
7138.00 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
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Mission
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Constructive Total Loss
| 5/9/1942 | Vessel a constructive total loss after being struck by a torpedo. |
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Gulf Oil Corporation
Operator
Gulf Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
Panama
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 09, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-564 while en route from Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), Bayonne, New Jersey.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
26° 26' N., 80° 00' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 3.5 miles off Hillsboro Inlet, Florida
Lives Lost
13
