THEODORE DWIGHT WELD


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Year Built
1943
Official Number
243033
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
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
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
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 Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895). Theodore Dwight Weld was an ardent proponent and one of the earliest leaders of the American abolitionist movement.

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THEODORE DWIGHT WELD

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Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration

Operator
Seas Shipping Company

Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
September 20, 1943

Use at Loss
Vessel Movement

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-238 while en route from Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy ON-202.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
North Atlantic

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1

Lat/Long
57° 03' N., 28° 12' W.

Incident Location Comments
Approximately 500 miles southwest of Iceland

Lives Lost
33