SS Broad Arrow

Broad Arrow on October 24, 1941, with an American flag on her port side as a neutrality marking
History
United States
NameBroad Arrow
Owner
  • United States Government (1918–1919)
  • Socony (1919–1942)
Operator
  • Naval Overseas Transportation Service (1918–1919)
  • Socony (1919–1942)
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corporation
Yard number175
Laid downApril 26, 1917
LaunchedDecember 22, 1917
AcquiredMarch 12, 1918
CommissionedMay 6, 1918
DecommissionedFebruary 24, 1919
Reclassified
  • As a United States Ship (1917)
  • As a steamship (1919)
Identification
  • Official number: 2215988
  • Callsign:
    • WSCJ (1917–1919)
    • LJQT (1919–1942)
  • Naval identification number: ID-2503
FateSunk on January 9, 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeArrow-class oil tanker
Tonnage
Length468 ft (143 m)
Beam62.5 ft (19.1 m)
Depth33 ft (10 m)

SS Broad Arrow was an Arrow-class oil tanker operated by the Naval Overseas Transportation Service from 1918 until 1919, and then the Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) from 1919 until 1942. She was sunk by the German submarine U-124 on the night of January 8–9, 1943.