T/T Fort Lee

Call sign
KKVV
Class
T/2
Shipping company
United States War Shipping Adm. USA
Nationality
USA flaggUSA
Home port
Philadelphia

Shipyard

Name
Sun S.B. Co. Chester PA, USA
Build year
1943
Yard number
327
Month of delivery
mars

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 2.11.1944
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
10.198
Net tonnage:
6.110
Deadweight:
16.600

Engine

Propulsion:
Westinghouse
Engine size:
NHK
Built by:
Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co., Easington, PA

Dimensions

Length:
504.0'
Beam:
68.0'
Draft:
39.3'
  • Miscellaneous

    HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    TYPE: T 2-SE-AI  Tanker

    01/1943: Levert som FORT LEE tilUnited States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA
    11/1944: Torpedert og senket 2/11 av tysk ubåt U 181 (Kapitän zu See Kurt Freiwald) i pos.
                    S 27.35', E 83.11 på reise fra Abadan til Brisbane med fuel oil. 25 personer omkom.
                    50 personer reddet.


    Se også:
    http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/3372.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: -27.5833
    Longitude: 83.1833

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