WILLIAM S. LADD
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244274
Shipyard
Oregon 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
501092.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for William S. Ladd (1826-1893).
William Sargent Ladd was a politician, businessman, and banker in Oregon. Ladd
was influential in the early development of Portland, Oregon.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William S. Ladd 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Historical Documents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
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 10, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Struck by Japanese kamikaze plane while at anchor.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
10° 15' N., 125° 10' E.
Incident Location Comments
11 miles south of Dulag, Leyte, Philippines
Lives Lost
0
