MANUELA


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Year Built
1934
Official Number
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Shipyard
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General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
394.00 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
2946.00 tons
Gross Tons
4772.00 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

Historical Narrative



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Vessel Name History

MANUELA

Mission

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Plans


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
A.H. Bull & Company

Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
June 24, 1942

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-404 while en route from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to New York, New York.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
34° 30' N., 75° 40' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 75 miles east of Cape Lookout, North Carolina

Lives Lost
3