[1] She was 250 feet (76 m) in length[1] and measured 1,591 gross tons.
Graham was inbound to Providence, Rhode Island at the mouth of the Narragansett Bay near Rose Island with a load of 650,000 US gallons (2,500,000 L) of gasoline when she collided in heavy fog with SS Gulfoil, which was outbound in ballast when she rammed S.E.
[1][3][2] The collision triggered a fire that engulfed both ships until they drifted apart and grounded separately.
[2] On SS Gulfoil, 18 of the crew were burned; 17 bodies were recovered, while one was listed as missing—while all of S.E.
Graham burned for most of the day, and was declared a total loss,[2] while Gulfoil was salvaged and eventually rebuilt for service on the Great Lakes.