D/S El Almirante

Call sign
WICE
Shipping company
Nationality
Panama flaggPanama
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1917
Yard number
203
Month of delivery
August

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Collision, 20.4.1943
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5.216
Net tonnage:
4.055

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 359
Speed:
11

Dimensions

Length:
364.0'
Beam:
51.2'
Draft:
23.8'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    08/1917: Levert som EL ALMIRANTE til Southern Pacific Co. Inc, New York, USA
    00/1926: Overført til Southern Pacific S.S. Lines, New York
    00/1941: Overført til United States Maritime Commission, Panama
    04/1943: Sank etter kollisjon den 20/4-1943 med ELIAS BOUDINOT i pos. N 41.08', W 64.27'
                    på reise New York til Liverpool.

    Maskineri:
    T 3 cyl, 24,5'',41,5''& 72''-48'', bygd av Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry dock Co

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 41
    Longitude: -64

    Sources