MCKEESPORT
Year Built
1919
Official Number
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Shipyard
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
395.00 feet
Beam
55.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3828.00 tons
Gross Tons
6198.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
456000.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
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Historical Documents
| 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) | MCKEESPORT.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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
United States Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 29, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-258 while en route from Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy ONS-5.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
60° 52' N., 34° 20' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
1
