SUMNER I. KIMBALL
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244272
Shipyard
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
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
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 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 Sumner I. Kimball (1834-1923).
Sumner Increase Kimball organized the U.S. Life-Saving Service in 1878.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Sumner I. Kimball at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates - Mystic Steamship Division
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 01, 1944
Use at Loss
--
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-960 after falling behind Convoy ON-219 en route from Hull, England, United Kingdom, to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
52° 35' N., 35° 00' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 900 miles east of Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Lives Lost
69
