RICHARD D. SPAIGHT
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Combination Cargo
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Richard D. Spaight (1758-1802). Richard Dobbs Spaight was a Founding Father of the United States and politician from North Carolina. Spaight was a North Carolina delegate to the Confederation Congress, the Governor of North Carolina from 1792-1795, and a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1798-1801. Spaight attended the Constitutional Convention and signed the U.S. Constitution.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Richard D. Spaight at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
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Ship Imagery
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American-West African Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 10, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-182 while en route from Massawa, Eritrea, to Durban, South Africa.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mozambique Channel
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
28° S., 37° E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 350 miles northeast of Durban, South Africa
Lives Lost
1
