THOMAS McKEAN
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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
499816.00 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 - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Thomas McKean (1734-1817). Thomas
McKean was a lawyer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States.
McKean was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the
Declaration of Independence. McKean served as President of the Continental
Congress in 1781 and as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1799-1808.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Thomas McKean at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Calmar Steamship Company
Operator
Isthmian Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 29, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-505 while en route from New York, New York, to the Persian Gulf, via Cape Town, South Africa.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
22° 00' N., 60° 00' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 350 miles northeast of Puerto Rico
Lives Lost
6
