Other name(s): Jack
Ship owner: Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Co.; U.S. Maritime Commission; U.S. Shipping Board
Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio
Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio
Year ship built: 1919
Year engine built: 1919
Final disposition: Torpedoed and sank between Puerto Rico and New Orleans, on May 27, 1942. It was bound from Ponce, Puerto Rico with a cargo of sugar. Vessel sank in four minutes. Several survivors picked up after 32 days on a life raft.
Notes:
Launched February 20, 1919
Remarks:
Names:
b) Jack (1924)
Owners:
1) U. S. Shipping Board
2) Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Co. (1924)
3) U. S. Maritime Commission (1941)
Registry number: US. 217851
Hull number: 755
Vessel type: Laker
Height: 26.1
Width: 43.6
Length: 251
Stroke length: 40
Gross tonnage: 2622
Net tonnage: 1617
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 20
Piston 2: 33
Piston 3: 54