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Isthmian Name: | Chattanooga City | Period: | Ancient |
| Gross Tonnage: | 5,687 | Net: | 3,450 |
| Dimensions: | 424' 2" x 56' 2" x 26' 5" | MC Type: | |
| Builder: | Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Co. Chickasaw, AL | Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered: | 14 1921 |
| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | W. & A. Fletcher Co. Hoboken, NJ |
| Navigation: | GyC | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks 3tr B, Fitted for Oil Fuel |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1921 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1943 |
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Date | Vessel # | Vessel Name | Vessel Owner | Call Ltrs | Home Port | Flag |
1921 | 221643 | Chattanooga City | U.S. Steel Products Co. New York | MDFN | New York | US |
1930 | 221643 | Chattanooga City | May: Isthmian Lines, Inc. New York | MDFN | New York | US |
1933 | 221643 | Chattanooga City | Isthmian Lines, Inc. New York | KDUW | New York | US |
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1943 | 2/22 - The vessel sailed from Liverpool, UK to New York, carrying 3,500 tons sand ballast, Robert C. Forbes Master, as part of Convoy ON-166. At 7:20 PM, position 46.54 N, 34.30 W, East of St, John's Newfoundland, while steaming at 9.5 knots, the U-606 (Dohler) fired a torpedo, striking the ship in the center of #4 hold. The explosion lifted the vessel out of the water, blew the hatch covers of #3 and #4 holds, tore the deck booms away and probably severed the main shaft. The ship quickly listed to starboard and settled rapidly. Just 2 minutes after the explosion the Master ordered the ship abandoned, with water reaching the welldeck 1 minute later. The vessel sank by the stern in about 15 mins. The 10 officers, 27 crewmen and 21 armed guards left the ship in 4 boats and 1 raft. The Canadian Corvette TRILLIUM (K-172) rescued the survivors 3 hours later. Ten of the gun crew transferred to the USCG SPENCER (WPG-36) landing in Argentia, Newfoundland, the rest landing at St. Johns. All hands survived the attack. "At 2120 there was a tremendous explosion at number four hold on the starboard side. It seemed to lift the ship out of the water; blew off all the hatch covers of number three and number four holds. The shaft was broken. There was nothing to do but abandon ship." "Heroes in Dungarees", page 116 |
| The information on this page is the kind contribution of Skip Lewis. Skip, whose dad sailed for Isthmian, is an avid collector and researcher of everything Isthmian. In his quest, he has used many sources and publications including Lloyd's of London and Imperial Steel by John Atherton. Thank you, Skip. Copyright © 2003-2007 - All rights reserved. |
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