MONTANAN
Year Built
1917
Official Number
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Shipyard
William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
405.00 feet
Beam
54.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
2866.00 tons
Gross Tons
4897.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
419214.00 square feet
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Historical Documents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) | MONTANAN.pdf |
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| (No Date) | MONTANAN-1.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
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 03, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-27 while en route from Abadan, Iran, to Mombasa, (Kenya).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
17° 58' N, 58° 09' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 150 miles south of Masirah Island, (Oman)
Lives Lost
8
