SS Marine Sulphur Queen
American commercial tanker ship that disappeared in 1963 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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History | |
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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 |
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Fate | Went missing off Florida after 4 February 1963 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | T2 tanker |
Tonnage | |
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 |
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.