BETSY ROSS
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243156
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
14550.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
4023.00 tons
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 |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Entry
| 12/2/1945 | |
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Acquisition
| 12/2/1945 | "ex USS, AK 91" |
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Disposition
| 5/26/1978 | "Sunk as arti reef, NC." |
|
Withdrawl
| 5/26/1978 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | BETSY ROSS.pdf |
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| (No Date) | COR CAROLI.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
MARAD
Operator
--
Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 26, 1975
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as a Reef
Cause Comments
Sunk to serve as a reef.
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
16 miles off Hilton Head, S.C.
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
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