 Front page of the Carson City Daily Appeal, May 3, 1915
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gulflight |
| Owner | Gulf Refining Company |
| Port of registry |  Port Arthur, Texas[1] |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ |
| Yard number | 156[2] |
| Laid down | 16 March 1914[3] |
| Launched | 8 August 1914[3] |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold |
| History | |
| Name | Nantucket Chief |
| Owner | Nantucket Chief SS Co Inc |
| Port of registry | Port Arthur |
| In service | 1937 |
| Fate | Sold |
| History | |
| Name | Refast |
| Owner | Harris & Dixon Ltd |
| Port of registry |  London |
| In service | 22 April 1938 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk 26 January 1942 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 5,189 GRT, 3,202 NRT |
| Length | 383.0 ft (116.7 m) registered |
| Beam | 51.2 ft (15.6 m) |
| Depth | 30.1 ft (9.2 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 543 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Crew | 30 |
Gulflight was an American 5,189 GRT oil tanker built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey for the Gulf Refining Company (a predecessor of Gulf Oil).[4] It was launched on 8 August 1914. The ship became famous when it was torpedoed early in World War I and became the center of a diplomatic incident which moved the United States closer to war with Germany. The ship survived the attack but was eventually sunk in 1942 by torpedo attack in World War II.
- ^ a b c d Forty-Seventh Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, Year ended June 30, 1915. Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. 1915. p. 126. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (22 October 2020). "New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b McDowell, Michael P. (6 November 2018). "A Place Called Yorkship — The Civil & Merchant Vessels of New York Shipbuilding". A Place Called Yorkship. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Gulflight". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 June 2010.