B. F. SHAW
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243221
Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
422.60 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
500229.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
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 |
|---|
| World War II |
| Korean War |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Entry
| 10/13/1945 | |
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Acquisition
| 10/13/1945 | |
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Disposition
| 7/31/1975 | TX.FISH REEF PROG 9.4.7 |
|
Withdrawl
| 7/31/1975 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | B.F. SHAW.pdf |
|
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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
Unknown
Flag State
--
Incident Information
Incident Date
--
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as a Reef
Cause Comments
Sunk as reef.
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
Freeport, Texas
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
28° 35' 52.612"/94° 48' 41.782"
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
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