MARY LUCKENBACH
Year Built
1919
Official Number
217365
Shipyard
American International Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
392.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3144.00 tons
Gross Tons
5049.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
331427.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
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Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | MARY LUCKENBACH.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Luckenbach Steamship Company
Operator
Luckenbach Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 15, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German aircraft while en route from New York, New York, to Murmansk, Russia, via Loch Ewe, Scotland, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy PQ-18.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Greenland Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
76° N., 10° E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 600 miles west-northwest of North Cape, Norway
Lives Lost
65
