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Gulfamerica
A "Look A Like" T2-Tanker
GULFAMERICA, USA, 1ST (aft)
8,081 GRT for Gulf Oil Corp., Philadelphia, 445.0 x 64.2
Tanker buit by Bethlehem Sparrow's Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrow's Point, Md., (3/42), #4371, 241466
Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U 123, 11 April 1942, in 30.10N-81.15W (off Jacksonville, Fla.),
voyage Port Arthur - New York, fuel oil.
( See photo below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "GULFAMERICA"
IDNo:
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2241466
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Year:
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1942
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Name:
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GULFAMERICA
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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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23.02.1942
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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03.1942
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Tons:
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8081
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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13000
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Yard No:
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4371
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Length overall:
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141.1
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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134.7
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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19.6
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Builder:
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-13
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Subsequent History:
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by (U123) 30.10 N / 81.15 W on 11.4.42 (19 dead) & sank 16.04.1942
[ Voyage Port Arthur-New York, fuel oil ]
History:
ON
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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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241466
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2241466
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1942
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GULFAMERICA
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8081
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-
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Gulf Oil Corp.
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"Gulfamerica", sinking.