MELVIN H. BAKER
Year Built
1919
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
390.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4908.00 tons
Gross Tons
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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
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Historical Documents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) | MELVIN H. BAKER.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
National Gypsum Company
Operator
Waterman Steamship Agency
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 06, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-10 while en route from Bombay (Mumbai), (India), to New York, New York, via Cape Town, South Africa.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mozambique Channel
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
21° 44' S., 36° 38' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of Mozambique, approximately 75 miles east of Bazuruto Island
Lives Lost
0
