ROBERT BACON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242951
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4360.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Robert Bacon (1860-1919). Robert Bacon was a U.S. Army officer, banker, and diplomat. Bacon served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State from 1905-1909, U.S. Secretary of State in 1909, and U.S. Ambassador to France from 1909-1912. Bacon was also a partner in J.P. Morgan & Co and an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Robert Bacon at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
R.A. Nicol & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 14, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-178 while en route from Mombasa, (Kenya), to Cape Town, South Africa.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mozambique Channel
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
15° 25' S., 44° 13' E.
Incident Location Comments
Mozambique Channel, south of Mayotte Island (France)
Lives Lost
3
