WILLIAM H. WELCH
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243007
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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
4384.00 tons
Gross Tons
7200.00 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. Welch (1850-1934).
William Henry Welch was a physician and school administrator. Welch served in
the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War I, rising to the rank of brigadier
general. Welch was one of the founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital and
the first dean of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William H. Welch at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
T.J. Stevenson & Co. Inc.
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 26, 1944
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sold - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded and wrecked while en route from London to New York via Loch Ewe, Scotland as part of Convoy EN-50.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
57° 51' N., 05° 35' W.
Incident Location Comments
Fura Island, near the entrance to Loch Ewe, Scotland.
Lives Lost
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