WILLIAM H. WEBB
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243405
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 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
Sold - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for William H. Webb (1816-1899).
William Henry Webb was a New York shipbuilder and philanthropist. Webb is
considered the U.S.'s first naval architect. Webb established the Webb Academy
and Home for Shipbuilders (now the Webb Institute).
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William H. Webb 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Historical Documents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
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Operator
States Marine Corporation
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 03, 1946
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sold - No Further Info
Cause Comments
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Conflict
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Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
In vicinity of Kildin Island, Russia
Lives Lost
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