SS Capillo

History
United States
Name	Capillo
Owner	United States Shipping Board (1920–1921); Pioneer Steamship Company (1921–1922); United States Shipping Board (1922–1941)
Builder	, Philadelphia
Yard number	1523
Completed	1920
Identification	US Official Number 219904; code letters: LWHS; ;
Fate	bombed and abandoned, 8 December 1941; scuttled, 11 December 1941; destroyed 29 December 1941
General characteristics
Type	Design 1022 cargo ship
Tonnage	7,500 dwt
Length	390 ft (120 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	27 ft 5 in (8.36 m)
Installed power	Oil-fired steam turbines
Propulsion	Single screw

SS Capillo was a Design 1022 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.

History[]

She was laid down at yard number 1523 at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shipyard of the , one of 110 Design 1022 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board.^[3] She was completed in 1920 and named the SS Capillo.^[3]^[4] In 1921, she was purchased by the Pioneer Steamship Company, Philadelphia.^[3] In 1922, she was returned to the United States Shipping Board.^[3]

The Japanese commenced near simultaneous attacks against U.S. forces in the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, and Pearl Harbor; and against British and allied forces in Singapore and Hong Kong. On 8 December 1941, Japanese planes tasked with attacking shipping in Manila Bay, bombed and set her ablaze; she was then abandoned.^[5] On 11 December 1941, she was partially scuttled by a U.S. Army demolition party off Corregidor.^[6] On 29 December 1941, Japanese planes from the Takao Kokutai and the 1st Kokutai bombed Corregidor for the first time, setting her hulk ablaze.^[7] The Philippine freighter Don Jose is also set on fire; the presidential yacht BRP Banahaw (ex-Casania) is sunk; and the steamship Bicol and motor vessel Aloha are both scuttled.^[8] Six members of her crew were sent to Japanese POW camps.^[9]

References[]

^ "1930-1931 Capillo" (PDF). Lloyd's Register of Ships. 1930.
^ Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing vessels, Arranged in Order of Signal Letters. p. 90.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g McKellar, p. Part II, 588.
^ The Marine Review 1921, p. 97.
^ Cressman, Robert J. (15 October 2016). The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Naval Institute Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1591146384.
^ Cressman, p.125
^ Cressman, p.135-136
^ Cressman, p.135-136
^ "American Merchant Ships Sunk in WWII". armed-guard.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

Bibliography[]

McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part II, Contract Steel Ships, p. 588" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
Marine Review (1921). "1920 Construction Record of U.S. Yards". The Marine Review. New York. 51 (February): 99. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links[]

EFC Design 1022: Illustrations

[Lloyds1930-1] "1930-1931 Capillo" (PDF). Lloyd's Register of Ships. 1930.

[ALMV-Signal-2] Fifty Second Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States - Seagoing vessels, Arranged in Order of Signal Letters. p. 90.

[FOOTNOTEMcKellarPart_II,_588-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g McKellar, p. Part II, 588.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Marine_Review192197-4] The Marine Review 1921, p. 97.

[Cressman-5] Cressman, Robert J. (15 October 2016). The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Naval Institute Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1591146384.

[6] Cressman, p.125

[7] Cressman, p.135-136

[8] Cressman, p.135-136

[9] "American Merchant Ships Sunk in WWII". armed-guard.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

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show v t Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1941
Shipwrecks	2 Dec: Virsaitis 6 Dec: HMS Perseus 7 Dec: USS Arizona, USS California, USS Cassin, USS Downes, Ha-19, M-16, M-18, M-20, M-22, USS Nevada, USS Oglala, USS Oklahoma, Sauternes, USS Shaw, U-208, USS Utah, USS West Virginia, HMCS Windflower 8 Dec: SS Capillo, Nisqually, USS Penguin, HMS Peterel, Ravnaas 10 Dec: HMS Banka, USS Bittern, I-70, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse, Takao Maru, No. 10, USS YP-16 11 Dec: Hayate, Kisaragi, HMS Lady Shirley 12 Dec: Awazisan Maru, HMS Moth, HMS Tamar 13 Dec: Alberico da Barbiano, Alberto da Giussano 14 Dec: HMS Galatea 15 Dec: Empire Barracuda, HNLMS O 16, U-127 16 Dec: U-557 17 Dec: Corregidor, Ro-66, Shinonome, U-131 18 Dec: U-434 19 Dec: HMS Neptune, HNLMS O 20, HMS Stanley, U-574 20 Dec: Emidio, HMS Kandahar 21 Dec: HMS Audacity, HNLMS K XVII, U-451, U-567 23 Dec: Hayataka Maru, Montebello, Shuntien, U-79 24 Dec: Absaroka, HNLMS K XVI, USS Rochester, Sagiri, HMS Salvia 25 Dec: Empire Dragon, USS Sealion, HMS Thracian 26 Dec: Unyo Maru No. 2 27 Dec: Arayat, Canlaon 28 Dec: Banahao, DCH-1, U-75, Volo, SS Connecticut 29 Dec: BRP Banahaw, Ro-60 Unknown date: HMS H31, USS Nereus, HMS Triumph
Other incidents	7 Dec: USS Maryland, USS Vestal 8 Dec: Awazisan Maru 10 Dec: Oigawa Maru, USS Sealion 11 Dec: HMS Jackal 16 Dec: HMS Thracian 17 Dec: Ro-62 24 Dec: Absaroka 31 Dec: Ruth Alexander
1940 1941 1942 November 1941 January 1942

History

United States
Name	Capillo
Owner	United States Shipping Board (1920–1921) Pioneer Steamship Company (1921–1922) United States Shipping Board (1922–1941)^[3]
Builder	, Philadelphia^[3]
Yard number	1523^[3]
Completed	1920
Identification	US Official Number 219904^[1] code letters: LWHS^[2]
Fate	bombed and abandoned, 8 December 1941 scuttled, 11 December 1941 destroyed 29 December 1941
General characteristics
Type	Design 1022 cargo ship
Tonnage	7,500 dwt
Length	390 ft (120 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	27 ft 5 in (8.36 m)
Installed power	Oil-fired steam turbines
Propulsion	Single screw