METAPAN
Year Built
1947
Official Number
252158
Shipyard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
General Type
Refridgerated
Specific Type
Other Refrigerated
MARAD Type
R2-ST-AU1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
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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
Sold - Foreign Flag Op.
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
United Fruit Steamship Company
Operator
United Fruit Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 01, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - Foreign Flag Op.
Cause Comments
Struck a mine while en route from Palermo, Sicily, to Bizerte, (Tunisia).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
37° 20' N., 10° 35' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of Tunisia
Lives Lost
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