WILLIAM S. THAYER
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243994
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for William S. Thayer (1864-1932).
William Sydney Thayer was a physician that achieved notoriety for research on
the circulatory system.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William S. Thayer at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
A.L. Burbank & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 30, 1944
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-711 or U-307 while en route from Murmansk, Russia, to Loch Ewe, Scotland, United Kingdom as part of Convoy RA-59; sunk by escort vessel.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
73° 46' N., 19° 10' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 50 miles south of Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway
Lives Lost
50
