T/T R. W. Gallagher

Call sign
KBRI
Shipping company
Standard Oil of New Jersey, New York, USA
Nationality
USA flaggUSA
Home port
Wilmington, DE, USA

Shipyard

Name
Bethlehem Shipsbuilding Corp.Ltd., Sparrows Point, MD, USA.
Build year
1938
Yard number
4307
Month of delivery
August

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 13.7.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.989
Net tonnage:
4.738

Engine

Propulsion:
SR. Geared Steam Turbines
Engine size:
NHK 985
Built by:
Bethlehem S.B. Corp. Ltd. San Francisco, California. USA

Dimensions

Length:
445.1'
Beam:
64.2'
Draft:
35.2'
  • Miscellaneous

    HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    08/1938: Levert som R.W. GALLAGHER til Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del., USA
    07/1942: Torpedert og senket den 13/7-1942 av tysk ubåt U 67( Korvettenkapitän Günther
                    Müller-Stöckham) i pos. N 28.50', W 91.05' på reise Baytown, Texas til Port Everglades,
                    Florida med fuel oil. 11 personer omkom, 41 personer reddet

    Maskin:
    2 steam turbines DR geared to 1 screw shaft, bygd av Bethlehem S.Corp, Quincy, Maas.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 28
    Longitude: -91

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