WILLIAM HOOPER
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
417.60 feet
Beam
56.10 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 Hooper (1742-1790).
William Hooper was a politician and Founding Father of the United States.
Hooper was a North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the
Declaration of Independence.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William Hooper at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Sunk
| 7/4/1942 | Vessel torpedoed and sunk. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | WILLIAM HOOPER.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
American-South African Line
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 04, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German aircraft and German submarine U-334 while en route from Iceland to Archangel, Russia, as part of Convoy PQ-17.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
75° 57' N., 27° 14' E.
Incident Location Comments
Southeast of Svalbard, Norway
Lives Lost
3
