JOHN BALL
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244696
Shipyard
Houston Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
--
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4395.00 tons
Gross Tons
7242.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14269.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Entry
| 4/29/1946 | |
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Acquisition
| 4/29/1946 | GRAIN PROGRAM 1954 |
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Disposition
| 6/11/1965 | GRAIN PROGRAM 1954 |
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Withdrawl
| 6/11/1965 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
J.H. Winchester & Company
Operator Agreement
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Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 26, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-410 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bandur Shahpur, Iran as part of Convoy UGS-14.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
37° 11' N., 08° 21' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off the coast La Calle, Algeria
Lives Lost
1
