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ss r p resor wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 attack toggle attack subsection 1 1 rescue 2 sinking and wreck 3 references toggle the table of contents ss r p resor add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 39 46 12 n 73 52 19 w 39 770 n 73 872 w 39 770 73 872 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia tanker ship built in 1936 this article has multiple issues please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page learn how and when to remove these messages this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources ss r p resor news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2023 learn how and when to remove this message this article relies on a single source please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources ss r p resor news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2023 learn how and when to remove this message learn how and when to remove this message r p resor history name r p resor owner standard oil company of new jersey port of registry builder federal shipbuilding and drydock company kearny new jersey launched 1936 home port wilmington delaware fate torpedoed and sunk 28 february 1942 general characteristics tonnage 7 541 grt length 435 ft 9 in 132 82 m beam 66 ft 6 in 20 27 m draft 34 ft 7 in 10 54 m propulsion oil fired steam engine twin screws speed 12 7 knots 23 5 km h crew 41 9 navy armed guard gun crew armament 1 4 50 caliber gun r p resor sinking on february 28 1942 r p resor was a tanker ship built in 1936 by the federal shipbuilding and drydock company of kearny new jersey for the standard oil company she was torpedoed by the german u boat u 578 on 28 february 1942 and later sank attack edit leaving houston texas on february 19 1942 r p resor was carrying 78 729 barrels 12 516 9 m 3 of crude oil to be carried to fall river massachusetts she had a crew of 41 commanded by captain frederick marcus and carried an ensign and eight united states navy gunners these men were needed to man a 4 inch 102 mm 50 caliber gun mounted on the stern german u boat activity compelled r p resor to steer a zigzag course with no navigation lights extra lookouts were posted according to the account of john forsdal seaman on the vessel during the attack an unidentified object was spotted in the water it flickered its lights and subsequently forsdal reported by voice to the bridge soon after a torpedo hit the port side debris flew into the air and the deck erupted with flames the crew including forsdal were knocked down by the explosion as he released the life raft and slid down the safety line into the water three more torpedoes destroyed the port side hull oil poured out coating the sea soon the life raft had floated off forsdal swam for approximately 20 minutes before reaching the raft which was half a mile from the burning r p resor on it he joined radio operator clarence armstrong john forsdal released the following statement after being rescued hooking my arms around the lifelines i rested for ten minutes or so in state of exhaustion sparks clarence armstrong was hanging to a lifeline on the other side of the raft i was heavily weighted down with cold and clinging oil the exertion of climbing up on the raft taxed my strength so seriously that i was unable to do anything but lie down the cold and heavy oil seemed to be paralyzing my body rescue edit flames were spotted by a lookout at the shark river lifeboat station which was 20 miles 40 km away a picket boat was dispatched in attempt to find survivors they shone a searchlight combing the surrounding areas they saw forsdal and after much difficulty manually pulled him over the gunwale radio operator armstrong was never seen again now many united states coast guard boats were on scene coxswain daniel hey was found but due to congealed oil they resorted to extreme measures namely removing the oil soaked weighted clothes mr hey was one of the eight navy gunners on the ship according to his testimony he was sleeping in his bunk when the torpedo struck and subsequently jumped off the boat along with three other gunners the port lifeboat had been effectively immobilized by the flames mr hey was the only one of the three to survive the burning sea he also said that he saw the starboard lifeboat shove off into the gunnel when the flames on the water s surface died out navy vessels and aircraft searched the surrounding area for survivors one body was recovered but no other survivors nor was the starboard lifeboat ever found sinking and wreck edit since trapped air prevented the immediate sinking of r p resor it was partially afloat for 46 hours uss sagamore took the drifting wreck in tow the tow ended about 30 miles 48 km east of barnegat lighthouse where the hulk grounded the american marine insurance syndicate paid 1 716 416 to the standard oil company the total hull value in its insurance agreement a buoy floats over the wreck placed by the hydrographic office of the united states the wreck was demolished and moved with wire to a safe depth of 50 feet 15 m the wreck is partially destroyed due to its relocation the bridge and after tanks are unrecognizable there is a large hole near the engine room which allows easy access to inside rooms the stern is still intact most of the superstructure has been destroyed r p resor was investigated by the coast guard s sunken tanker project to determine if the tanker posed an ecological hazard no further action was deemed necessary references edit gentile gary 1988 shipwrecks of new jersey norwalk ct 06852 sea sports publications isbn 096163992x cite book cs1 maint location link 39 46 12 n 73 52 19 w 39 770 n 73 872 w 39 770 73 872 v t e shipwrecks and maritime incidents in february 1942 shipwrecks 2 feb u 581 w l steed 3 feb norah moller talthybius 4 feb india arrow 5 feb hms arbutus china arrow empress of asia 6 feb u 82 9 feb empire fusilier uss lafayette natsushio 11 feb uss shark hmcs spikenard 12 feb hms maori skanderbeg v 1302 john mahn 13 feb hms tempest 14 feb hms grasshopper hms li wo president taylor vyner brooke 15 feb ariosto hnlms van ghent 16 feb monagas ruthenia 17 feb uss detector empire comet uss paramount hnlms van nes 18 feb hnlms k vii uss pollux hnlms soerabaja surcouf uss truxtun 19 feb british consul british motorist don isidro empire seal kelat mauna loa hmas mavie usat meigs miraflores neptuna uss peary hnlms piet hein portmar zealandia 21 feb kurtuluş 22 feb hanne sama 23 feb hms p38 24 feb columbia empire celt struma disaster 26 feb cassimir 27 feb hnlms de ruyter hms electra uss langley hms jupiter hnlms java hnlms kortenaer r p resor tembien 28 feb uss jacob jones unknown date cabedello i 23 other incidents 4 feb uss marblehead 18 feb uss wilkes 19 feb barossa shch 421 20 feb koolama 22 feb enrico cosenz 24 feb uss thresher 25 feb i 5 i 6 28 feb uss greenling uss s 17 1941 1942 1943 january 1942 march 1942 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ss_r p _resor oldid 1326778725 categories shipwrecks of the new jersey coast world war ii shipwrecks in the atlantic ocean maritime incidents in february 1942 1936 ships ships built in kearny 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