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The CRABTREE was built in 1919 by Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ashtabula, OH U.S. The Crabtree is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 253 feet, and a width of 43 feet. It displaces 2496 tons, and has a load capacity of 1491 tons. It entered service in the year 1919 under the ownership of U.S. Shipping Board of Washington, DC U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine between Cape Charles and Cape Henlopen, NJ, in position 37.46N x 75.05W, on April 3, 1942; twenty four lives lost. Was on voyage Lambert, VA, for Fall River, MA. The photograph shows the Crabtree at Ashtabula, OH. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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