Address Restricted, Pilottown, Louisiana. County/parish: Plaquemines.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 13, 2018. NRIS 100002560.
Part of World War II Shipwrecks along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico MPS (NRIS 64501184).
1 contributing site.Also known as:
SS Alcoa Puritan was a cargo ship in the service of Alcoa Steamship Company that was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II.
The SS Alcoa Puritan provided freight and passenger service between U.S. and Caribbean ports. The ship was typically staffed with 10 officers and 33 crew, and could also accommodate 8-10 passengers.
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