MINOTAUR
Year Built
1918
Official Number
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Shipyard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Not Assigned
Specific Type
Not Assigned
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
2721.00 tons
Gross Tons
4553.00 tons
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Historical Documents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) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Waterman Steamship Agency
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 09, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-124 while en route from Trinidad to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as part of Convoy TM-1.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
07° 12' N., 55° 37' W.
Incident Location Comments
100 miles north of Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana (Suriname)
Lives Lost
6
