WILLIAM PIERCE FRYE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
South Portland Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
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 Pierce Frye
(1831-1911). William Pierce Frye was a Member of the U.S. House of
Representatives from Maine from 1871-1881, and U.S. Senator from Maine from 1881-1911.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William Pierce Frye 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Historical Documents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
Eastern Gas & Fuel Association - Mystic Steamship Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 29, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-610 while en route from New York, New York, to Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy HX-230.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
56° 57' N., 26° 15' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
57
