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| Gross Tonnage: | 5,102 | Net: | 3,164 |
| Dimensions: | 405' 0" x 52' 0" x 28' 1" | MC Type: | |
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| Builder: | The North of Ireland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Londonderry, Ireland | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 57
1914
5/14 |
| Engines: | 3SB, 9cf, GS184, HS7457 | Engine Builder: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co. Ltd.
W. Hpl. |
| Navigation: | ElecLight, Wireless | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks(Stl) |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1914 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1933 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1914 | 136675 | San Francisco | Isthmian S.S. Co.
London | | London | British |
1915 | 212786 | San Francisco | U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | LDPV | New York | US |
1918 | 212786 | Saint Francis | *** Name Change ***
U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | LDPV | New York | US |
1919 | 212786 | San Francisco | *** Name Change ***
U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | LDPV | New York | US |
1933 | 212786 | Lammot DuPont | International Freighting Co.
Wilmington, DE | WDCY | Wilmington | US |
Events:
11/17/17: Requistioned by the War Department in New York.
2/17/18: Rechristened ST. FRANCIS. When taken over by the Shipping Board she was renamed to avoid confusion in Navy messages, as there was already a cruiser named SAN FRANCISCO.
12/28/18: Returned to Isthmian by the Shipping Board in New York.
1/19: Name changed back to SAN FRANCISCO.
1933: Sold to IFC, DuPont's shipping company and kept on the accustomed run to Chile and Peru handling nitrates for the DuPont's powder plants.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1942 | 4/23 - On a voyage from Buenos Aires to New York, Robert Cameron Housten Master, with 6,812 tons linseed and general cargo, steaming a 9.5 knot nonevasive course at 3:20 PM, position 27.10 N, 57.10 W, the vessel was attacked by U-125 (Folkers) who fired a torpedo that struck approximately 15 ft below the waterline on the port side between the #4 hatch and the engine room. The explosion blew the booms at the #4 and #5 hatches onto the deck and threw a large column of water and linseed from #4 hatch. The vessel listed rapidly to port and within 5 mins rolled onto her side. Only 1 lifeboat and 3 rafts could be launched by the 9 officers, 37 crewmen and 9 armed guards. Four of these men never left the ship. The Swedish MV ASTRI rescued 15 men on 2 of the rafts after 2 days afloat, transferring them to the USS OMAHA (CL-4). Two men abandoned ship on a broken raft. Although other survivors attempted to reach them in the heavy seas, they drifted away and were never found. The lifeboat containing 31 drifted for 23 days, 8 men dying before the USS TARBELL (DD-142) spotted them. Three more died in a San Juan hospital. In all, 8 officers, 22 crewmen and 8 armed guards survived. |
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