SS E.M. Clark
SS E.M. Clark on April 2, 1928 | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Edgar M. Clark, vice president of Standard Jersey |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Ordered | July 1, 1919 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard number | 49 |
| Laid down | July 22, 1920 |
| Launched | June 24, 1921 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. C. O. Stillman |
| Completed | July 8, 1921 |
| In service | 1921–1942 |
| Renamed | 1926 (to E.M. Clark) |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by U-124 on March 22, 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 499.2 feet (152.2 m) |
| Beam | 68.1 feet (20.8 m) |
| Depth | 30.5 feet (9.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Dual-screw |
| Speed | 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
| Capacity | 119,414 barrels (5,015,388 gallons) |
SS E.M. Clark was a Canadian- and American-registered oil tanker built in 1921 for Imperial Oil as Victolite. She was transferred to the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey in 1926 and renamed E.M. Clark. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-124 on March 18, 1942, 22 miles (35 km) off the Diamond Shoals of North Carolina.