GEORGE GERSHWIN
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243300
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
--
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 as a Reef
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Korean War |
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Entry
| 12/7/1948 | |
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Acquisition
| 12/7/1948 | |
|
Disposition
| 12/16/1974 | FISH REEF PROGRAM |
|
Withdrawl
| 12/16/1974 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | GEORGE GERSHWIN.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
--
Operator
--
Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 16, 1974
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as a Reef
Cause Comments
Sunk as an artificial reef.
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
Off the coast of Mississippi
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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