SS E.M. Clark

SS E.M. Clark on April 2, 1928
History
Name
  • Victolite (1921–1926)
  • E.M. Clark (1926–1942)
NamesakeEdgar M. Clark, vice president of Standard Jersey
Owner
  • Imperial Oil (1921–1926)
  • Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (1926–1942)
Operator
  • Imperial Oil (1921–1926)
  • Standard Shipping Company (1927–1935)
  • Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (1935–1942)
Port of registry
OrderedJuly 1, 1919
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding Company
Yard number49
Laid downJuly 22, 1920
LaunchedJune 24, 1921
Sponsored byMrs. C. O. Stillman
CompletedJuly 8, 1921
In service1921–1942
Renamed1926 (to E.M. Clark)
Identification
  • Call sign: KGAB
  • IMO number: 1150466
  • Official number: 1150466 (1921–1926)
  • 225482 (1926–1942)
FateSunk by U-124 on March 22, 1942
General characteristics
TypeOil tanker
Tonnage
  • 9,647 GRT
  • 16,030 DWT
Length499.2 feet (152.2 m)
Beam68.1 feet (20.8 m)
Depth30.5 feet (9.3 m)
PropulsionDual-screw
Speed11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h)
Capacity119,414 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.