 SS Larry Doheny in 1941
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| History | |
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  Norway; United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Larry Doheny |
| Owner |
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| Ordered | 2 May 1920 |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester |
| Yard number | 44 |
| Laid down | 17 January 1921 |
| Launched | 12 May 1921 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. J.O. Bredal |
| Homeport |
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| Identification | |
| Fate | Sunk, 5 October 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 430 ft 4 in (131.17 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft 3 in (18.06 m) |
| Depth | 33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) |
| Installed power | 412 Nhp |
| Propulsion | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. 3-cylinder triple expansion |
| Speed | 10+1⁄2 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Armament |
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Larry Doheny was a tanker ship that sank during World War II, after an attack by Japanese submarine I-25 on October 5, 1942, at 10:00pm. Larry Doheny sank with six of her crew killed off the coast of Cape Sebastian, off the southern coast of Oregon. Larry Doheny was on her way to Portland, Oregon loaded with 66,000 barrels of fuel oil from Long Beach, California. The torpedo attack caused the #2 and #3 storage tanks to explode. The explosion took out the radio, so no distress call was sent. The surviving 40 crew members were rescued by USS Coos Bay, a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender, the next day. The ship was not salvaged. SS Emidio and SS Montebello were also attacked and sank off the West Coast of the United States. SS Larry Doheny was built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. She had nine cargo tanks, her homeport was Los Angeles.[1][2][3]
When built in 1921, the first owner of Larry Doheny was the Norwegian America Line and called SS Foldenfjord. In 1928 the ship was sold to Richfield Oil Company. [4]
