DAVID THOMPSON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244099
Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
422.80 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
500229.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for David Thompson (1770-1857).
David Thompson was a British fur trader, surveyor, and explorer. Thompson worked in Canada as a fur trader and surveyor for the Hudson Bay Company and the North West Company. Thompson traveled extensively throughout North America, mapping more than 1.9 million square miles of territory. Thompson was also the first European to explore and survey the entire length of the Columbia River.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship David Thompson 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Historical Documents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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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 10/11/1945 | |
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Acquisition
| 10/11/1945 | GRAIN PROGRAM 1955 |
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Disposition
| 4/17/1961 | |
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Withdrawl
| 4/17/1961 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | DAVID THOMPSON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
