 Dixie Arrow sometime in the late 1930s
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dixie Arrow |
| Operator | Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. |
| Port of registry |  New York |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
| Yard number | 266 |
| In service | 1921 |
| Out of service | 1942 |
| Identification | KDVT |
| Fate | Sunk off Cape Hatteras March 26, 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 8,046 GRT |
| Length | 468 ft (143 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draught | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 screw |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
SS Dixie Arrow was an American oil tanker built in 1921 for Socony Vacuum Oil Co., Inc. The ship was sunk off of Cape Hatteras, United States, by the German submarine U-71 on March 26, 1942.