WILLIAM GASTON
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding 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
4375.00 tons
Gross Tons
7177.00 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 Gaston (1788-1844).
William Gaston was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North
Carolina from 1813-1817. Gaston is also the author of the official state song
of North Carolina.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William Gaston at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American-West African Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 23, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-861 while en route from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Baltimore, Maryland.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
26° 37' S., 46° 13' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 150 miles southeast of Florianapolis, Brazil
Lives Lost
0
