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| Gross Tonnage: | 5,719 | Net: | 3,471 |
| Dimensions: | 424' 2" x 56' 2" x 26' 5" | MC Type: | |
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| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding Co.
Kearny, NJ | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 43
1921
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| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding Co.
Kearny, NJ |
| Navigation: | GyC | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1921 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1941 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1921 | 221707 | Steel Seafarer | U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | MDGQ | New York | US |
1930 | 221707 | Steel Seafarer | May: Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | MDGQ | New York | US |
1933 | 221707 | Steel Seafarer | Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | KDVN | New York | US |
Events:
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1941 | 9/5 - On a voyage from New York to Suez, Eqypt the vessel, clearly marked with an American flag painted on the side, came under attack by a German plane in the Red Sea, position 27.20 N, 34.15 E, at 11:28 PM. Steaming at 4 knots with 7,000 tons of general cargo, she proceeded with her navigational lights lit in clear weather and rough seas. The vessel was struck by one bomb in the #5 double bottom tank. The Master, John D. R. Halliday, immediately stopped engines and ordered the ship abandoned. The crew launched three boats and the vessel rolled over and sank in 15 mins. All nine officers and 27 crewmen reached Eqypt the next day, 5 men receiving treatment ashore for injuries. "Seaports South of Sahara" reported this vessel was carrying 5,700 tons of munitions, being one of numerous American flag freighters carrying, under lucrative charter terms, munitions for British operations in North Africa. |
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