RIO BRAVO

Registry and Rig Information

Name RIO BRAVO
Registry U.S.
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 213.50
Width 37.00
Depth 14.50
Gross Tonnage 1141.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00010

Vessel History

History Built as T1-M-A1 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission. Sent on Lend-Lease to British Ministry of War Transport.
Disposition Torpedoed by German E-boat while at anchor two miles north of Ostend, Belgium, pier, in position 51.17N x 02.58E, on November 2, 1944. Fourteen lives lost; survivors rescued by HMS KERNOT (Royal Navy/Belgian Section).

Build Information

Builder Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Duluth, MN
Date Built 1943-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistry
U.S. Maritime Commission-Minister of War Transport; F.T. Everard/Sons, Lts., Mgr1943-00-001944-00-00U.S.