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SS Alcoa Puritan (1941)
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SS Alcoa Puritan was a cargo ship in the service of Alcoa Steamship Company that was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II.
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Name | SS Alcoa Puritan |
Operator | Alcoa Steamship Company |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, San Francisco |
Launched | 3 July 1941 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 6 May 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Type C1-B cargo ship |
Tonnage | 6,795 GRT |
Length | 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) |
Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
Propulsion | Bethlehem cross-compound steam turbines; four-blade propeller |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Capacity | 8-10 passengers |
Crew | 10 officers and 33 crew |
Armament | None |
S.S. Alcoa Puritan (shipwreck and remains) | |
NRHP reference No. | 100002560[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 13, 2018 |
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The SS Alcoa Puritan provided freight and passenger service between U.S. and Caribbean ports. The ship was typically staffed with 10 officers and 33 crew, and could also accommodate 8-10 passengers.