SS Mopang
42°28.086′N 27°41.685′E / 42.468100°N 27.694750°E
SS Mopang | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Mopang |
| Owner | USSB |
| Operator |
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| Ordered | 16 November 1917 |
| Builder | Submarine Boat Company, Newark |
| Yard number | 90 |
| Laid down | 25 July 1919 |
| Launched | 15 November 1919 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Alice L. Cox |
| Completed | December 1919 |
| Maiden voyage | 18 January 1920 |
| In service | 10 January 1920 |
| Homeport | Newark |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sank, 30 June 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1023 ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 324.0 ft (98.8 m) |
| Beam | 46.2 ft (14.1 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 11+3⁄16 in (6.990 m) (loaded) |
| Depth | 25.0 ft (7.6 m) |
| Installed power | 1,500 ihp |
| Propulsion | Westinghouse Electric steam turbine double reduction geared to one screw |
| Speed | 10+1⁄2 knots (19.4 km/h) |
Mopang was a steam cargo ship built in 1919 by Submarine Boat Company of Newark for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as part of the wartime shipbuilding program of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) to restore the nation's Merchant Marine. The vessel was chiefly employed on the East Coast and Gulf to Europe routes throughout her short career. In June 1921 the vessel struck a mine while attempting to enter the Burgas Bay and sank without any casualties.