African Queen (ship)

**African Queen**
	The stern of the broken African Queen
Ship data
flag	Liberia
Ship type	Tanker
Commissioning	1955
Whereabouts	Stranded on December 30, 1958
Ship dimensions and crew
length	180 m ( Lüa )
width	22 m
measurement	13,800 GRT

The African Queen was an oil tanker flying the flag of Liberia . It was built in 1955. The ship was 180 m long, 22 m wide and measured at 13,800 GRT.

Downfall

The ship was on its way from Cartagena , Colombia, to Paulsboro , New Jersey , with a cargo of heavy fuel oil . Due to a navigation error, it ran into a sandbank on December 30, 1958 and broke. The nearby seaside resort of Ocean City suffered economic losses for many years as the beach was contaminated by the oil.

Footnotes

^ Shipwreckexpo: The African Queen Shipwreck . Retrieved January 13, 2016.
↑ The Fall of Ocean City . Spiegel Online . May 26, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
^ Saga of the African Queen . Time. October 12, 1959. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
^ Betty J. Jester: Treasures From the African Queen . 2006. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 14, 2015. @1@ 2

[1] Shipwreckexpo: The African Queen Shipwreck . Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[2] The Fall of Ocean City . Spiegel Online . May 26, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

[3] Saga of the African Queen . Time. October 12, 1959. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

[4] Betty J. Jester: Treasures From the African Queen . 2006. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 14, 2015. @1@ 2