SS Halsey
Tanker · United States · Lost 1942 · Florida's Atlantic Coast
An American tanker torpedoed off Jupiter Inlet during World War II, her entire crew surviving the attack.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1920 for the American Petroleum Transport Company, Halsey carried naphtha and heating oil along the U.S. coast. On May 6, 1942, the unescorted tanker was torpedoed by U-333 off Jupiter Inlet, Florida, while en route from Corpus Christi to New York. All 32 crew abandoned ship safely, though the tanker later broke in two and burned. She is remembered today as a World War II dive site off Florida's Treasure Coast.
Vessel
- 1920
- Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
- Alameda, California
- Steel
- Not established
- Not established
- 7088
- Steam, single screw
- American Petroleum Transport Corporation, New York
Loss
- May 6, 1942
- Enemy action
- Atlantic Ocean off Jupiter Inlet, Florida
- Atlantic Ocean
- Corpus Christi, Texas → New York
- Naphtha and heating oil
- 32
- 0
- Henrik K. Johnson
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
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- Not established
Position
- 27.23° N 80.05° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Jupiter Inlet, Florida
Position as reported at time of the 1942 torpedo attack; present-day wreck location not separately confirmed in sources reviewed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
The wreck's present depth and condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
uboat.net Allied Ships Hit by U-boats
Attack details, cargo, casualty figures, and position.
CBS12 News (St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office reporting)
Confirmation of site as an active dive location off the Treasure Coast.
