GEORGE DEWEY

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
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Net Tons
4397.00 tons
Gross Tons
7225.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
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
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 1/6/1948 | |
Acquisition
| 1/6/1948 | |
Disposition
| 8/6/1975 | TX.FISH REEF PROG 9.4.7 |
Withdrawl
| 8/6/1975 |
Ship Imagery

Status Cards




Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
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
--
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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