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W.C. Teagle - (1941-1941)
"W. C. Teagle".
Tanker was named after :
Walter Clark Teagle
Sistership is the H. M. Flagler.
The Miramar Ship Index for "W.C. TEAGLE"
IDNo:
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2215284
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Year:
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1917
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Name:
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W.C. TEAGLE
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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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07.1917
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Tons:
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10678
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Link:
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-1647
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DWT:
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16080
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Yard No:
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159
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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152.1
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.8
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Builder:
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Bethlehem SB Corp.
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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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2T-10.5
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk by U 558, 57.00 N / 25.00 W on 17.10.1941,
(44 dead) [ Voyage Aruba-Swansea, 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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215284
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2215284
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1917
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W.C. TEAGLE
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10678
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Standard Oil Co of New Jersey
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215284
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2215284
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1917
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W.C. TEAGLE
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10678
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1927
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Standard Sg Co Inc.
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215284
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2215284
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1917
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W.C. TEAGLE
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10678
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1935
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Standard Oil Co of New Jersey Inc.
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2215284
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1917
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W.C. TEAGLE
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10678
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1940
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Panama Tpt Co.
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2215284
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1917
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W.C. TEAGLE
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10678
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1941
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Panama Tpt Co.
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Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
1917 - W.C. TEAGLE USA 2T (aft) (10½)
10,678 GRT for Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), Bayonne, N.J. 499.1 x 68.2
Tanker build by Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrow's Point, Md. (7) #159 215284
1927 - Standard Shipping Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1935 - Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1940 - Panama Transport Co., Panama PA
1941 - s/o (Anglo-American Petroleum Co., Ltd., mgrs.), London BR
Torpedoed and sunk by U 558, 17 Oct 1941, in abt. 57 N-25 W,
voyage Aruba via Sydney, N.S. - Swansea, fuel oil.
Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name: W.C. Teagle
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage: 9.552 tons
Completed: 1917
Owner: Panama Transport Co (Anglo-American Oil Co), London
Homeport: London
Date of attack: 17 Oct, 1941
Nationality: British
Fate: Sunk by U-558 (Günther Krech)
Position: 57N, 27W - Grid AL 1966
- See location on a map -
Complement: 45 men (44 dead and 1 survivors).
Convoy: SC-48
Route: -
Cargo: -
History: -
Notes on loss: SC 48 (Pos.:103)