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See also : German Records off the Attack on the SS "Touchet"
T2-SE-A1
"Touchet", before her launch.
( Photo Alabama DD & SB Co. )

TOUCHET, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 265. UMSC No. 549. Off. nr. 244646.
Keel laid 09-07-1943. Launched 26-10-1943. Completed 26-11-1943. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
TOUCHET-1943 for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Touchet torpedoed and sank 3 Dec. 1943 by German submarine U-193, in position 25.50 N / 86.30 W, Gulf of Mexico, whilst on voyage from Baytown to New York, with heating oil, 10 crewmembers/gunners killed, 70 survived.