MERCURY SUN
Year Built
1931
Official Number
231354
Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
481.00 feet
Beam
66.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
5398.00 tons
Gross Tons
8893.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
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Historical Documents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
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Sun Oil Company
Operator
Sun Oil Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 18, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-125 while en route from Beaumont, Texas, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, via the Panama Canal.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
20° 02' N., 84° 25' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 125 miles south of Cape Corrientes, Cuba
Lives Lost
6
