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Jack Carnes
A "Look A Like" T2-Tanker
JACK CARNES, USA, 1ST (aft)
10,907 GRT for Sinclair Refining Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.,508.2 x 72.1
Tanker built by Federal SB. & DD. Co., Kearny, N.J., (2/42) #193, 241381
Torpedoad and sunk by U 516, 31 Aug 1942, in 41.35 N - 29.01 W,
voyage Swansea - Aruba, in ballast.
( See photo below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "JACK CARNES"
IDNo:
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2241381
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Year:
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1941
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Name:
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JACK CARNES
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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01.1942
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Tons:
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10907
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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16928
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Yard No:
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193
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Length overall:
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160.6
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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153.9
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.0
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Builder:
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Federal SB & DD Co.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Kearny
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-14.5
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Torpedoad and sunk by U 516, 31 Aug 1942, in 41.35 N - 29.01 W,
voyage Swansea - Aruba, in ballast.
History:
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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241381
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2241381
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1942
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JACK CARNES
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10907
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Sinclair Refining Co., Inc.
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"Jack Carnes".
( Photo courtesy of SSHSA Collection, University of Baltimore Library )
Additional Information from Uboat.net :
Name Jack Carnes
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage 10,907 tons
Completed 1942 - Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Kearny NJ
Owner Sinclair Refining Co, New York
Homeport Wilmington Date of attack 31 Aug 1942
Nationality: American
Fate Sunk by U-516 (Gerhard Wiebe)
Position 41° 35'N, 29° 01'W - Grid CE 2628
Complement 56 (28 dead and 28 survivors).
Convoy Route Swansea, Wales (25 Aug) - Aruba
Cargo 62.000 barrels of water ballast
History Completed in February 1942
Location on map :
 Notes on event :
At 08.18 hours on 30 Aug 1942 the unescorted Jack Carnes (Master Theodore Roosevelt Merritt) was attacked by U-705 (Horn) with a spread of four torpedoes in 45°35 N / 28°02 W, while steaming a zigzag course at 14.5 knots. One detonation with a smoke cloud was observed by the U-boat, but the tanker was not hit. The U-boat then surfaced and began shelling the ship from a distance of about five miles. About ten shots were fired and none struck the ship, but shrapnel was scattered over the deck. The armed guards fired eight rounds from the forward 3in gun and 13 rounds from the after 4in gun (the ship was also armed with four 20mm and two .30cal guns), forcing the U-boat to submerge.
At 01.54 hours on 31 Aug 1942 the Jack Carnes was attacked by U-516 with a spread of two torpedoes of which one struck on the starboard side forward of the bridge. The master ordered the helm to be swung to starboard, but the watch below erroneously secured the undamaged engines and the ship lost way. Four minutes after the first hit, the U-boat fired a torpedo which struck on the port side in the #4 tank, followed by a coup de grâce which struck the starboard side amidships. The nine officers, 33 crewmen and 14 armed guards then abandoned ship in two lifeboats. A fifth torpedo was then fired by the U-boat, which struck the starboard side aft of the midships house, a sixth hit the starboard side bunker tanks and a seventh struck amidships. After the last hit, the tanker broke in two and sank, bow rising into the air at 04.26 hours.
The survivors set sail together in a southerly direction, but a storm during the night reached gale force and separated the boats. Six days later, the boat with the chief mate, four other officers, four armed guards and 19 crewmen landed on Terceira Island, Azores. The other boat containing the master, three other officers, 14 crewmen and ten armed guards was never seen again.
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