SS Dorothy Phillips
SS Dorothy Phillips was a 2,119-ton cargo ship that was attacked during World War II. The Japanese submarine I-23 fired at her on December 24, 1941. Dorothy Phillips was damaged in the attack off the coast of Monterey, California. In the attack the ship's rudder was damaged and the ship could not steer and ran aground. Dorothy Phillips was built in 1918 by Albina Engine and Machine Works in Portland, Oregon. The attack helped put fear into the west coast and started the Battle of Los Angeles. SS Emidio and SS Larry Doheny were also attacked and sank off the West Coast of the United States.[1][2][3][4]
| History | |
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| Name: | Dorothy Phillips |
| Namesake: | Dorothy Phillips |
| Builder: | Albina Engine and Machine Works |
| Launched: | 1918 |
| Fate: | Ran aground after attack by Japanese submarine I-23 on 24 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 2,119 tons |
| Propulsion: | 3 cyl. triple expansion steam, one propeller |
| Complement: | Merchant Marine and US Naval Armed Guards |
| Armament: | |
References
- militarymuseum.org, SS Dorothy Phillips
- vesselhistory SS Dorothy Phillips
- The H. W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, by Gordon R. Newell, Pages 423, 541
- Panic on the Pacific: How America Prepared for the West Coast Invasion, By Bill Yenne
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