WALTER CAMP
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243500
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
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
4384.00 tons
Gross Tons
7181.00 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 - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Walter Camp (1859-1925). Walter
Camp was an American football player and coach. Camp is regarded as the
"Father of American Football" for creating rules and innovations for
the sport.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Walter Camp 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Historical Documents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
American President Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 26, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-532 while en route from Aden, (Yemen), to Calcutta, (India).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
10° 00' N., 71° 40' E.
Incident Location Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-532 while en route from Aden, (Yemen), to Calcutta, (India).
Lives Lost
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