MUNGER T. BALL


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Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
Terry Shipbuilding
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
Crude Oil
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
329.00 feet
Beam
51.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3126.00 tons
Gross Tons
5104.00 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

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MUNGER T. BALL

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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
Sabine Transportation Company

Operator
War Shipping Administration

Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
May 04, 1942

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed and machine-gunned by German submarine U-507 while en route from Port Arthur, Texas, to Norfolk, Virginia.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
25° 17' N., 83° 57' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 80 miles northwest of Dry Tortugas

Lives Lost
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