Gulfstate
Tanker · United States · Lost 1943 · The Florida Keys
An American tanker sunk by U-155 off the Florida coast in April 1943, with 43 lives lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Gulfstate was an American tanker completed in 1920 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, Alameda CA. On April 3, 1943, bound from Corpus Christi, Texas to Portland, Maine with 68,417 barrels of crude oil, she was attacked by the German submarine U-155 off the Florida coast and sank. Of the 61 aboard, 43 died and 18 survived.
Vessel
- 1920
- Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, Alameda CA
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- Steel
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- 6,882 gross tons
- Steam
- Gulf Oil Co, New York
Loss
- April 3, 1943
- Enemy action
- Off the Florida coast
- Atlantic Ocean
- Corpus Christi, Texas → Portland, Maine
- 68,417 barrels of crude oil
- 61
- 43
- James Frank Harrell, lost
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 24.43° N 80.30° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Florida
Approximate attack position reported in the U-boat's war diary; wreck not surveyed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
The position is the attack position reported by the U-boat, not a surveyed wreck site; depth and condition are not established.
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Particulars, route, cargo, attack narrative, complement and reported attack position.
