THOMAS A. EDISON
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
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
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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