MAE
Year Built
1918
Official Number
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Shipyard
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
410 feet
Beam
54 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3516 tons
Gross Tons
5607 tons
Cargo Capacity
300000 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 - 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Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Sunk
| 9/17/1942 | Vessel reported sunk. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
A.H. Bull & Company
Operator
Alcoa Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 17, 1942
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-515 while en route from Trinidad to Georgetown, British Guiana (Guyana).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
08° 03' N., 58° 13' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 41 miles north of Georgetown, British Guiana
Lives Lost
1
Wreck Site Information
Location of Wreck
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Accuracy of Wreck Location
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Wreck Location Comments
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