SS El Capitan (1917)
El Capitan, United States Official Number 285587, was built in 1917 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia for the Southern Pacific Company's Atlantic Steamship Lines. In 1915 the line operated from the North River piers 49—52 at the foot of 11th Street in New York to New Orleans under the flag and name of Morgan Line, which combined with the Southern Pacific's rail service from the Pacific Coast was known as the Sunset Gulf Route. During World War I the ship was purchased from the builder before delivery to the owner by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) which later turned the ship over to the United States Navy which placed her in commission as USS El Capitan (ID-1407) from 1918 to 1919. El Capitan was returned to commercial service by the Sou
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SS El Capitan (1917)
El Capitan, United States Official Number 285587, was built in 1917 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia for the Southern Pacific Company's Atlantic Steamship Lines. In 1915 the line operated from the North River piers 49—52 at the foot of 11th Street in New York to New Orleans under the flag and name of Morgan Line, which combined with the Southern Pacific's rail service from the Pacific Coast was known as the Sunset Gulf Route. During World War I the ship was purchased from the builder before delivery to the owner by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) which later turned the ship over to the United States Navy which placed her in commission as USS El Capitan (ID-1407) from 1918 to 1919. El Capitan was returned to commercial service by the Sou
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El Capitan, United States Offi ...... ust after midnight on 10 July.
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date of acquirement
1917-08-03
1918-03-21
commissioning date
1918-03-21
decommissioning date
1919-02-01
length (μ)
1.15824e+2
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1915-12-02
ship beam (μ)
1.55448e+1
ship draft (μ)
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Damaged by aircraft, abandoned, sunk by torpedo 9—10 July 1942.
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molded to hurricane deck
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Ship identification
United States Official Number: 285587
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*United States Shipping Board
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*United States Shipping Board
*Southern Pacific Company
*War Shipping Administration
Ship propulsion
Triple expansion steam engine, cys: , and diameter with stroke
Ship registry
* New York
* Panama
Ship sponsor
Katherine Jessup
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El Capitan, United States Offi ...... commercial service by the Sou
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SS El Capitan (1917)
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*SS El Capitan
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*USS El Capitan
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