WILLIAM EUSTIS
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Houston Shipbuilding Corporation
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
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for William Eustis (1753-1825).
William Eustis was a physician and politician. During the Revolutionary War
Eustis served as a surgeon in the Continental Army. Eustis was a Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1801-1805 and from
1820-1823, Governor of Massachusetts from 1823-1825, and U.S. Secretary of War
from 1809-1813.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William Eustis 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Historical Documents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
United Fruit Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 16, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarines U-435 while en route from New York to Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy HX-229; sunk by shells and depth charges from escort vessel.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
49° 57' N., 37° 06' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
0
