THOMAS SCOTT
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
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
4379.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Thomas Scott (1823-1881). Thomas
Scott was an American businessman, industrialist, and railroad executive. Scott
was President of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1874-1880.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Thomas Scott at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 17, 1945
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-968 while en route from Murmansk, Russia, to Gourock, Scotland, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy RA-64. Reboarded and taken in by tow, later broke in half and sunk in the Barents Sea.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
69° 30' N., 34° 42' 30" E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 13 miles southwest of Kildin Island Light, Murmansk, Russia
Lives Lost
0
