Venore
Ore Carrier · United States · Lost 1942 · The Outer Banks
An ore carrier torpedoed off Diamond Shoals in January 1942 with the loss of seventeen crew.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Venore was built in 1921 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, first as the tanker G. Harrison Smith and later Charles G. Black, before becoming an ore carrier. In January 1942 she was carrying 8,000 tons of ore off the Outer Banks. On January 24 she was torpedoed by U-66 near Diamond Shoals and sank. Seventeen of her 41 crew died.
Vessel
- 1921
- Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
- Sparrows Point, Maryland
- Steel
- 550.8 ft
- 72.2 ft
- 8,017 gross tons
- Steam
- Ore Steamship Corporation
Loss
- January 24, 1942
- Enemy action
- Off Diamond Shoals
- Atlantic Ocean
- Not established
- 8,000 tons of ore
- 41
- 17
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Position not established
- Diamond Shoals, North Carolina
Precise wreck position not taken into this record.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (84/100)
The wreck has not been definitively located.
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Particulars, loss date, attacker and survivors.
