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| Gross Tonnage: | 6,198 | Net: | 3,798 |
| Dimensions: | 395' 5" x 55' 0" x 31' 4" | MC Type: | 1037 |
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| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding Co.
Kearny, NJ | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 33
1920
2/20 |
| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | Midwest Engine Co.
Indianapolis, IN |
| Navigation: | GyC | Decks, etc.: | 1 Deck(Stl) & Shelter Deck(Stl) & Web Frames & Longitudinal Framing, Fitted for Oil Fuel |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1920 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1942 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1920 | 219662 | Steel Voyager | U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | LVSH | New York | US |
1930 | 219662 | Steel Voyager | June: Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | LVSH | New York | US |
1933 | 219662 | Steel Voyager | Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | KUFN | New York | US |
1942 | | Steel Voyager | US Army, allocated as Transport | | | US |
Events:
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1943 | 9/23 - On 9/13 the vessel departed Liverpool, UK for New York, with 2,500 tons sand ballast, John Joseph Brady Master, in Convoy ONS-18 at station #11. On 9/20 the convoy merged with ON-202 with the STEEL VOYAGER taking station as the fourth in line in the port outboard column. At 4:35 AM, position 53.30 N, 40.40 W, while steaming at 7 knots, the U-952 (Curio) fired 2 torpedos, one striking at the collision bulkhead on the starboard side, blowing the windlass and forecastle deck upward and the hatch cover off #1. While the survivors reported just 1 explosion, lookouts on nearby ships and German records report 2. The second torpedo struck in the vicinity of #2 hatch, given the description of the damage. Without orders, 7 of the merchant crew launched a lifeboat and lay off the ship's side. The Master ordered engines stopped while the damage was inspected. As the ship sank by the head and the propeller raised out of the water, the Master ordered the vessel abandoned. The remnants of the 9 officers, 30 crewman and 27 armed guards left in the remaining 3 boats. When the Canadian Corvette MORDEN (K-170) and French Corvette RENONCULE came to their assistance, the Master and crew reboarded the vessel. A Committee from the RENONCULE boarded the ship and declared her unseaworthy. The Commander advised the Master that unless the vessel could get underway immediately, it should be abandoned. With the bow down and prop out of the water, the Master ordered the ship abandoned for the final time. 35 men boarded the RENONCULE and 31 boarded the MORDEN, all landing at St. Johns, Newfoundland on 9/26. All hands survived. |
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