SS Capillo
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Capillo |
| Owner | United States Shipping Board (1920–1921) Pioneer Steamship Company (1921–1922) United States Shipping Board (1922–1941)[3] |
| Builder | American International Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia[3] |
| Yard number | 1523[3] |
| Launched | 26 March 1920 |
| Completed | 1920 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Bombed and abandoned, 8 December 1941 scuttled, 11 December 1941 destroyed 29 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1022 cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 7,500 dwt |
| Length | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 5 in (8.36 m) |
| Installed power | Oil-fired steam turbines |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
SS Capillo was a
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She was laid down at yard number 1523 at the
The Japanese commenced near simultaneous attacks against U.S. forces in the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, and Pearl Harbor; and against British and allied forces in Singapore and Hong Kong. On 8 December 1941, Japanese planes tasked with attacking shipping in Manila Bay, bombed and set her ablaze; she was then abandoned.[5] On 11 December 1941, she was partially scuttled by a U.S. Army demolition party off Corregidor.[6] On 29 December 1941, Japanese planes from the Takao Kokutai and the 1st Kokutai bombed Corregidor for the first time, setting her hulk ablaze.[7] The Philippine freighter Don Jose is also set on fire; the presidential yacht BRP Banahaw (ex-Casania) is sunk; and the steamship Bicol and motor vessel Aloha are both scuttled.[8] Six members of her crew were sent to Japanese POW camps.[9]
References
- ^ "1930-1931 Capillo" (PDF). Lloyd's Register of Ships. 1930.
- ^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing vessels, Arranged in Order of Signal Letters. p. 90.
- ^ a b c d e f g McKellar, p. Part II, 588.
- ^ Marine Review 1921, p. 97.
- ISBN 978-1591146384.
- ^ Cressman, p.125
- ^ Cressman, p.135-136
- ^ Cressman, p.135-136
- ^ "American Merchant Ships Sunk in WWII". armed-guard.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
Bibliography
- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part II, Contract Steel Ships, p. 588" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- Marine Review (1921). "1920 Construction Record of U.S. Yards". The Marine Review. 51 (February). New York: 99. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
