American commercial tanker ship that disappeared in 1963
An image of SS Marine Sulphur Queen.
History
United States
Name
SS Esso New Haven
Owner
Bethlehem Steel Company
Builder
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Yard number
407
Launched
8 March 1944
Renamed
SS Marine Sulphur Queen, 1960
Identification
1944:[1]
US Official Number: 245295
Code letters:KWPO
Fate
Went missing off Florida after 4 February 1963
General characteristics
Class and type
T2 tanker
Tonnage
10,642 GRT
6,419 NRT
Length
504 ft 0 in (153.62 m)
Beam
68.2 ft 0 in (20.79 m)
Depth
93.2 ft 0 in (28.41 m)
Crew
39
SS Marine Sulphur Queen, formally Esso New Haven, was T2 tanker converted to carry molten sulphur. It is notable for its disappearance in 1963 near the southern coast of Florida, taking the lives of 39 crewmen.
In the investigation, the Coast Guard determined that the ship was unsafe and not seaworthy, and never should have sailed. The final report suggested four causes of the disaster, all due to poor design and maintenance of the ship. The loss of the ship was the subject of lengthy litigation between the owner and families of the missing men.
Despite the clear cause of the disaster, an inaccurate and incomplete version of the ship's disappearance is often used to justify Bermuda Triangle conspiracies.
^Lloyd's Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre (1947). Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1947 Steamers. p. 388.
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