SS Papoose

History
Dutch East Indies
Name	SS Silvanus
Owner	Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot Maatschappij
Builder	Southwestern Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, San Pedro, California
Launched	20 June 1921
Acquired	September 1921
In service	1921
Out of service	1926
Identification	IMO number: 2226583; Call sign: PSDC;
Fate	Damaged by fire, 1926; Sold, 1927;
United States
Name	SS Papoose
Owner	Petroleum Navigation Company
Acquired	1927
In service	March 1927
Out of service	March 1942
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 19 March 1942
General characteristics
Type	Oil tanker
Tonnage	5,939 GRT
Length	412 ft (126 m)
Beam	53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
Draft	25 ft 8 in (7.82 m)
Propulsion	Reciprocating steam engine, single screw
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

SS Papoose was an oil tanker built in 1921 by the Southwestern Shipbuilding & Drydock Company^[2] in San Pedro, California as SS Silvanus^[3] for the Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot Maatschappij ("Dutch-Indies Steam Tanker Company").^[4] In 1926 Silvanus collided with the tanker in the Mississippi River, resulting in the death of 26 seamen. The Silvanus was declared a total loss and rebuilt in Beaumont, Texas.^[3]

It started operating as the Papoose for the in Houston, Texas in March 1927.^[3] In March 1942, it was attacked by German U-boat U-124 off the coast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. It drifted for several days and eventually sank in 200 feet (61 m) of water off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.^[3]

References[]

^ Hudy, Paul M. (2005). "PAPOOSE". nc-wreckdiving.com. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
^ Colton, Tim (27 April 2011). "Southwestern Shipbuilding & Drydock Company". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Barnette, Michael C. (2007). "The Wreck of the Papoose". Association of Underwater Explorers. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
^ "Silvanus". helderline.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

External links[]

Barnette, Michael C. (2006). "Scrambled History: A Tale of Four Misidentified Tankers" (pdf). Wreck Diving Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2009.

Coordinates: 34°17′N 76°39′W / 34.283°N 76.650°W / 34.283; -76.650

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[1] Hudy, Paul M. (2005). "PAPOOSE". nc-wreckdiving.com. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

[2] Colton, Tim (27 April 2011). "Southwestern Shipbuilding & Drydock Company". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

[aue-3] Barnette, Michael C. (2007). "The Wreck of the Papoose". Association of Underwater Explorers. Retrieved 2008-09-06.

[4] "Silvanus". helderline.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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v t Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1926
Shipwrecks	11 Feb: Heian Maru 2 Apr: Dorrigo 9 Apr: Sylvanus 26 May: USS L-8 1 Jun: Washington Irving 8 Jun: Atlantus 2 Jul: Queen of Nassau 9 Aug: HMS H29 13 Aug: Albert San 2 Sep: HMAS Platypus II 8 Sep: Haleakala 14 Sep: Roseway September (unknown date): HMS Raleigh 26 Nov: Andrios 30 Nov: City of Bangor 18 Dec: Swiks Unknown date: Sapona
Other incidents	11 Jan: Empress of Asia 12 Jan: Empress January (unknown date): Cameronia 10 Mar: America 6 Apr: Ro-27, Ro-28 9 Apr: Aeolus 16 Jul: Brulin 20 Aug: Espagne 25 Aug: Ambria August (unknown date): Cameronia 5 Sep: HMS Cockchafer 1 Nov: HMS R4 9 Dec: Sac City 24 Dec: HMS Thunderer 26 Dec: Franconia Unknown date: America, USFS Brant, Otranto, Roosevelt
1925 1927

v t Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: USS Edsall, HMS Encounter, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Exeter, USS Houston, USS Pecos, HMAS Perth, USS Pope, Rooseboom, U-656 2 Mar: HNLMS Banckert, USAT Don Esteban, Ha-13, HNLMS K X, HNLMS K XIII, HNLMS K XVIII, HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden, USS Pillsbury, USS Stewart, Toendjoek, HNLMS Witte de With 3 Mar: USS Asheville, Koolama, SS Mary, USS Perch 4 Mar: HMAS Yarra 5 Mar: Auby 6 Mar: HNLMS Pieter de Bitter, Rononia 7 Mar: Arabutan, Nyggjaberg, Uniwaleco 8 Mar: HNLMS Eland Dubois, HNLMS Jan van Amstel, Smyshlyony 10 Mar: Lady Nelson, Kongō Maru, Tenyo Maru, Yokohama Maru 11 Mar: HMS Naiad 12 Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tama Maru No. 2, Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio 18 Mar: E.M. Clark 19 Mar: Papoose 20 Mar: HMS Heythrop 21 Mar: Vamar 23 Mar: British Prudence 24 Mar: HMS Southwold, U-655 26 Mar: HMS Jaguar, HMS Legion, HMS P39 27 Mar: USS Atik, U-587, Equipoise 28 Mar: HMS Campbeltown, Raceland 29 Mar: Hertford, Z26 30 Mar: U-585 Unknown: Emilia, Panay
Other incidents	2 Mar: Ruth Kellogg, HMS Walney 4 Mar: HMAS Tambar 5 Mar: Takao Maru 10 Mar: China Maru, Tama Maru No. 2 11 Mar: Komintern 15 Mar: Olean 16 Mar: Irish Willow, U-753 22 Mar: Kingston 25 Mar: Imperial Transport
1941 1942 1943 February 1942 April 1942

History

Dutch East Indies
Name	SS Silvanus
Owner	Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot Maatschappij
Builder	Southwestern Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, San Pedro, California
Launched	20 June 1921
Acquired	September 1921
In service	1921
Out of service	1926
Identification	IMO number: 2226583 Call sign: PSDC
Fate	Damaged by fire, 1926 Sold, 1927
United States
Name	SS Papoose
Owner	Petroleum Navigation Company
Acquired	1927
In service	March 1927
Out of service	March 1942
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 19 March 1942
General characteristics ^[1]
Type	Oil tanker
Tonnage	5,939 GRT
Length	412 ft (126 m)
Beam	53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
Draft	25 ft 8 in (7.82 m)
Propulsion	Reciprocating steam engine, single screw
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)