THOMAS HOOKER
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
South Portland Shipbuilding Company
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
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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
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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 - Storm
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Thomas Hooker (1586-1647). Thomas
Hooker was a clergyman and Puritan colonial leader. Hooker settled in the
Hartford area and founded the Colony of Connecticut.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Thomas Hooker 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Historical Documents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
American West African Line
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 06, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Storm
Cause Comments
Foundered in heavy seas while en route from Gourock, Scotland to New York as part of Convoy ON-168.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
53° 20' N., 47° 20' W.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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