WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
411.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4374.00 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 - Mine
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for William S. Rosecrans
(1819-1898). William Starke Rosecrans was a soldier, statesman, and politician.
Rosecrans was a graduate of West Point and served as a major general in the
Union Army during the Civil War. Rosecrans was
U.S. Minister to Mexico from 1868-1869, and a Member of the U.S. House
of Representatives from California from 1881-1885.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William S. Rosecrans 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Historical Documents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
American President Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 06, 1944
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Mine
Cause Comments
Struck a mine after dragging anchor from port of Naples during a storm.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
40° 40' N., 14° 15' E.
Incident Location Comments
Gulf of Salerno
Lives Lost
0
