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SS Connecticut was a 8684 ton tanker ship built in 1938 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation and used for a World War II. She operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration, with United States Navy Armed Guards to man her deck guns. On December 28, 1941, the Connecticut was torpedoed near Cape Disappointment in the Pacific Ocean by I-25 of the Imperial Japanese Navy. To stop from sinking the Connecticut ran aground and was later salvaged. The attack took place 10 nautical miles off the mouth of the Columbia River near Oregon. The Japanese attack on the Connecticut was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Akiji Tagami.

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rdfs:label	SS Connecticut (1938) (en)
rdfs:comment	SS Connecticut was a 8684 ton tanker ship built in 1938 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation and used for a World War II. She operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration, with United States Navy Armed Guards to man her deck guns. On December 28, 1941, the Connecticut was torpedoed near Cape Disappointment in the Pacific Ocean by I-25 of the Imperial Japanese Navy. To stop from sinking the Connecticut ran aground and was later salvaged. The attack took place 10 nautical miles off the mouth of the Columbia River near Oregon. The Japanese attack on the Connecticut was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Akiji Tagami. (en)
foaf:name	Connecticut (en)
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dcterms:subject	Maritime incidents in April 1942 Maritime incidents in December 1941 1938 ships World War II shipwrecks in the South Atlantic World War II tankers of the United States
Wikipage page ID	62660891 (xsd:integer)
Wikipage revision ID	1117366586 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Prisoner of war Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation USS Tarpon (SS-175) United States Merchant Marine Deck gun Columbia River Connecticut German auxiliary cruiser Michel Maritime incidents in April 1942 Maritime incidents in December 1941 Armed merchantman California during World War II Torpedo boat Tokyo Bay Torpedo Pacific Ocean Cape Disappointment (Washington) Merchant raider Japan Texaco 1938 ships Home front during World War II Port Arthur, Texas South Atlantic Oregon World War II Yokohama War Shipping Administration World War II shipwrecks in the South Atlantic World War II tankers of the United States United States Navy Armed Guard United States home front during World War II Tanker ship American Theater (1939–1945) Cape Town, South Africa
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck_class/hilfskreuzer/michel.html
sameAs	SS Connecticut (1938) SS Connecticut (1938)
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Ship speed	13 (xsd:integer)
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Ship beam	19.9 m (en)
Ship armament	Deck guns (en)
Ship builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Ltd. - Bethlehem Steel (en)
Ship complement	53 (xsd:integer)
Ship country	United States (en)
Ship fate	0001-04-22 (xsd:gMonthDay)
Ship identification	237981 (xsd:integer)
Ship launched	1938-09-01 (xsd:date)
Ship length	149.5 m (en)
Ship name	Connecticut (en)
Ship namesake	Connecticut
Ship owner	Texaco
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Ship draught	10.4 m (en)
has abstract	SS Connecticut was a 8684 ton tanker ship built in 1938 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation and used for a World War II. She operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration, with United States Navy Armed Guards to man her deck guns. On December 28, 1941, the Connecticut was torpedoed near Cape Disappointment in the Pacific Ocean by I-25 of the Imperial Japanese Navy. To stop from sinking the Connecticut ran aground and was later salvaged. The attack took place 10 nautical miles off the mouth of the Columbia River near Oregon. The Japanese attack on the Connecticut was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Akiji Tagami. The Connecticut was later sunk on April 22, 1942 in the middle of the South Atlantic, while in route from Port Arthur, Texas, to Cape Town, South Africa. German torpedo boat Esau (LS-4) from auxiliary cruiser SS Michel torpedoed the Connecticut at 2:10am. The first torpedo started a fire to her cargo of 84,299 barrels of gasoline and heating oil. The radio operator was able send out a SOS call before the second torpedo hit and blew the ship apart. The attack killed 35 men and one more died aboard the merchant raider Michel. All 11 of the Navy Armed Guards were killed. Only 18 survived, they were turned over to Japan at Yokohama. Two of the Prisoner of wars died under the barbaric conditions as POWs of the Japanese. Connecticut rest at 22.58 S - 16.05 W. After the war 16 of her POW made it back home. The merchant raider Michel was torpedoed and sunk by the US submarine USS Tarpon on October 17, 1943, near Tokyo Bay all 263 men went down with the ship. (en)
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ship launched	1938-09-01 (xsd:date)
status	Sank after attack on April 22, 1942
owner	Texaco
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