Gulfstate 1943
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | Gulfstate | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1943 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | ship, shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | War Shipping Administration | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Straits of Florida | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 64 km from land |
| Position | 24.4338, -80.2998 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Gulfstate was an American oil tanker that was torpedoed and sunk during World War II. On April 3, 1943, the German submarine U-155 sunk the ship in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southeast of Marathon Key, Florida. Forty-three of the 61 crew were lost. The survivors were discovered by a United States Navy blimp and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard aircraft with the assistance of the USS Noa. The location of the sunken vessel is unknown but it has been identified as a potential source of oil pollution by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats (RULET) project.
Location
- Recorded position: 24.4338, -80.2998 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Straits of Florida
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Gulfstate (revision 1368482417), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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