RICHARD CASWELL


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Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4375.00 tons
Gross Tons
7177.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo

Historical Narrative



This Liberty ship was named for Richard Caswell (1729-1789). Richard Caswell was a soldier and politician. During the Revolutionary War Caswell was an officer in charge of North Carolina militia, rising to the rank of major general. Caswell served as a North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress,  and was Governor of North Carolina from 1776-1780, and from 1785-1787.

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RICHARD CASWELL

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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration

Operator
South Atlantic Steamship Line

Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
July 16, 1943

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-513 while en route from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
South Atlantic

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
28° 10' S., 46° 30' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 150 miles southeast of Florianapolis, Brazil

Lives Lost
9