THOMAS A. EDISON


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Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4374.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
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 - No Further Info

Historical Narrative



This Liberty ship was named for Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931). Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. Edison is most well known for inventing the phonograph and conventional electric light bulb, as well as many other creations.

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Thomas A. Edison at this time.


Vessel Name History

THOMAS A. EDISON

Mission

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Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Grace Line Incorporated

Operator Agreement
Unknown

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
December 03, 1942

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - No Further Info

Cause Comments
Stranded while en route from San Francisco, California to Suva, Fiji.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2

Lat/Long
19° 55' S., 178° 16' E.

Incident Location Comments
Off Turtle Island, Fiji Islands

Lives Lost
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