Date | Time | Location | From | To | Basis | Remarks |
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04-17-1942 | 12:30PM | Baltimore, Maryland |
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc. |
USMC Construction Division | Builder | New Construction |
USMC Construction Division |
War Shipping Administration | Agency | ||||
War Shipping Administration |
American South African Lines Inc. | New | Delivered to Operator under GAA | |||
On 03-05-43 damaged by german (U-255) submarine torpedo in Arctic Ocean, the torpedo passing through the ship at No.1 hoold without exploding (voyage Murmansk / Loch Ewe - ballast); proceeded towards Iceland but on 03-10-43 again torpedoed by sam subamrine 35 miles off Langanes, position 65?53'N 14?10'W; broke in two, stern sank, bow towed in and beached at Akureyri, Iceland. |