GEORGE DEWEY


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George Dewey on September 16, 1943 at New York. United States Coast Guard photo.
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244100
Shipyard
St. John's River Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
56.80 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4397.00 tons
Gross Tons
7225.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk as a Reef

Historical Narrative



There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.


Vessel Name History

GEORGE DEWEY

Mission
Mission Name
World War II
Korean War
Historical Documents
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Milestones


Event Date Content
Entry
1/6/1948
Acquisition
1/6/1948
Disposition
8/6/1975 TX.FISH REEF PROG 9.4.7
Withdrawl
8/6/1975

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Documents


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Plans


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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
--

Operator
--

Operator Agreement
Unknown

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
August 12, 1975

Use at Loss
Other

Cause
Sunk as a Reef

Cause Comments
Sunk as an artificial reef.

Conflict
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Location of Incident
Off the coast of Texas

Accuracy of Incident Location
Known

Lat/Long
28°06'58?N / 96°05'14?W

Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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