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| Gross Tonnage: | 5,688 | Net: | 3,405 |
| Dimensions: | 424' 2" x 56' 2" x 26' 5" | MC Type: | |
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| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding Co.
Kearny, NJ | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 44
1921
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| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding Co.
Kearny, NJ |
| Navigation: | GyC | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1921 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1942 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1921 | 221785 | Steel Scientist | U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | MDHK | New York | US |
1930 | 221785 | Steel Scientist | June: Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | MDHK | New York | US |
1933 | 221785 | Steel Scientist | Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | KDVW | New York | US |
Events:
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1942 | 10/11 - On a voyage from Cape Town, South Africa to Paramaribo, Surinam, Karl O. Bornson Master, with 200 tons general cargo and 1,800 tons salt ballast, position 05.48 N, 51.39 W, off Cayenne, French Guiana, steaming an 11 knot zigzag course, at 7:12 PM the vessel was struck on the starboard side in the #4 hold by a torpedo fired by U-514 (Auffermann). The explosion carried away the radio antennas, stopped the engines, started a fire on the poop deck and caused the vessel to begin to settle rapidly. The Chief Engineer reported ammonia fumes were leaking from the damaged ice machinery and the engine room could not be entered. The master ordered the vessel abandoned at 7:25 PM. Three boats and the Master's gig were successfully launched. All but 1 of the 10 officers, 28 crewmen and 9 armed guards escaped. The boilers exploded at 7:30 PM, showering the gig with debris. Less than 20 minutes later the U-514 put a second torpedo in the ship aft of the bridge. At 8:00 PM the vessel plunged bow first beneath the water. The Master and Radio Operator in the gig did not join the other 3 boats, landing 8 days later on 10/19 near New Amsterdam, British Guiana. On 10/20, the other boats made landfall in Paramaribo, British Guiana. |
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