JAMES GUTHRIE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243188
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
417.75 feet
Beam
56.8 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380 tons
Gross Tons
7176 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.75 tons
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
14100 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Foreign Flag Op.
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for James Guthrie (1792-1869). James Guthrie was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, and a U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1865-1868. Guthrie also founded the University of Louisville.
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history for the Liberty ship James Guthrie at
this time.
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