EDWARD W. SCRIPPS

Year Built
1943
Official Number
243360
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
56.80 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk as a Reef
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 10/26/1948 | |
Acquisition
| 10/26/1948 | |
Disposition
| 5/8/1975 | TX.FISH REEF PROG 9.4.7 |
Withdrawl
| 5/8/1975 |
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
--
Operator
--
Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 05, 1975
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as a Reef
Cause Comments
Sunk as an artificial reef.
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
Off Port Mansfield, Texas
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
26° 25' N / 97° 01' W
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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