ARTHUR MIDDLETON
Year Built
1942
Official Number
241864
Shipyard
Alabama Dry Dock and 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 Arthur Middleton (1742-1787). Arthur Middleton was a soldier and politician from South Carolina. Middleton served as a South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress and signed of the Declaration of Independence.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Arthur Middleton 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Historical Documents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
| 1/1/1943 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-73 while en-route from New York to Oran as part of Convoy UGS #3 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ARTHUR MIDDLETON.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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 01, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-73 while en route from New York, New York, to Oran, (Algeria), as part of Convoy UGS 3.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
35° 45' N., 00° 45' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 3 miles off Oran, (Algeria)
Lives Lost
80
