SS Tiger (1917)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Tiger |
| Owner |
|
| Operator |
|
| Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Yard number | 137 |
| Launched | 21 April 1917 |
| Completed | June 1917 |
| Homeport | New York |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Sank 2 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 410 ft 0 in (124.97 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 0 in (17.07 m) |
| Depth | 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m) |
| Installed power | 594 Nhp, 3,200 ihp |
| Propulsion | triple expansion |
| Speed | 10+1⁄2 knots (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h) |
SS Tiger was a tanker that was torpedoed on 1 April 1942 off the coast of Virginia during World War II.
Tiger was an American Socony-Vacuum Oil Company tanker completed in 1917 at
Sandbridge Beach, Virginia. She lies on her starboard side, quite broken up, at a depth of 58 feet (18 m).[1]
References
- ^ Freitag, Norbert. Shipwrecks Unforgotten.
36°45′54″N 75°46′17″W / 36.76500°N 75.77139°W
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