TRITON MARIS

Year Built

1898

Official Number

Shipyard

General Type

Dry Bulk

Specific Type

Dry Bulk

MARAD Type

Ship Length

245.90 feet

Beam

35.30 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

895.00 tons

Gross Tons

1457.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

16.80 tons

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Returned - Foreign

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

Vessel Name History

TRITON MARIS

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Event	Date	Content
OWI used vessel	2/14/1946	"WSA took custody of the vessel from Army and Department of Information. The crew of 28 Italians left vessel and returned to Italy. By order of General MacArthur, vessel was to be used for radio propoganda station against Japan under the Office of War Information. WSA aided OWI in moving this vessel to the Pacific. Vessel used in Physiological warfare under ""Project Phoenix""."
Remove OWI equipment	4/19/1946	"$2,000,000.00 of communication equipment was removed by Kaiser Company. Removal operation lasted from 4/10/1946 to 4/19/1946."
(None Specified)	4/24/1946
Entry	4/24/1946
Interim Movement	4/24/1946
Advertised for sale	6/21/1946	"In a memo by the WSA, vessel declared for disposal by sale."
Readvertised for sale	7/19/1946	Declared for disposal/sale. Italian government involved in some way with the sale of the vessel.
Disposition	4/11/1947	Returned to original owner. Vessel was taken under P.L. 101 by the Army and the Office of Information. WSA never acquired title of vessel.
Withdrawl	4/11/1947