ROBERT T. LINCOLN
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4384.00 tons
Gross Tons
7181.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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 Robert T. Lincoln
(1843-1926). Robert Todd Lincoln was the son of President Abraham Lincoln, a
lawyer, businessman, and politician. Lincoln was the U.S. Secretary of War from
1881-1885, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1889-1893.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Robert T. Lincoln at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Navy Department
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 22, 1943
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-103while en route to Espiritu Santo.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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