Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania
Yard number
437
Laid down
10 January 1944
Launched
2 May 1944
Completed
23 May 1944
Identification
IMO number: 5224833
Official number: 245675
Fate
Foundered, 12 February 1983
General characteristics
Class and type
Modified Type T2-SE-A1 tanker
Tonnage
As built:
10,448 GRT
16,613 DWT
After 1962:
13,757 GRT
25,575 DWT
Length
As built:
523 ft (159 m)
After 1962:
605 ft (184 m)
Beam
As built:
68 ft (21 m)
After 1962:
75 ft (23 m)
Propulsion
Turbo-electric, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW)
Speed
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range
12,600 nmi (23,300 km; 14,500 mi)
SS Marine Electric was a 605-foot bulk carrier that sank on 12 February 1983, about 30 miles off the coast of Virginia, in 130 feet of water. Thirty-one of the 34 crewmembers were killed; the three survivors endured 90 minutes drifting in the frigid waters of the Atlantic. The wreck resulted in some of the most important maritime reforms in the second half of the 20th century. The tragedy tightened inspection standards, resulted in mandatory survival suits for winter North Atlantic runs, and helped create the now famous Coast Guard rescue swimmer program.[1]
^Zilnicki, Corinne (11 February 2019). "Marine Electric: The Wreck that Changed the Coast Guard Forever". maritime-executive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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