THOMAS SINNICKSON
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Delta Ship Building 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
4379.00 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
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817).
Thomas Sinnickson was an officer in the Continental Army, merchant, and
statesman. Sinnickson was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
New Jersey from 1789-1791, and 1797-1799.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Thomas Sinnickson 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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Stockard Steamship Corporation
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 07, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-185 while en route from Bahia, Brazil, to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana (Suriname) as part of Convoy BT-18; ship was sunk by shellfire of escort vessel.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
03° 51' S., 36° 22' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 125 miles east of Fortaleza, Brazil
Lives Lost
1
