JAMES OTIS
Year Built
1942
Official Number
241367
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.75 feet
Beam
56.80 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
7180.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
14100.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Scuttled
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for James Otis (1725-1783). James Otis, Jr. was a lawyer, political leader, and patriot in the Massachusetts Colony. Otis is most well known for his statement "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship James Otis at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
States Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 06, 1945
Use at Loss
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Cause
Scuttled
Cause Comments
Grounded off the coast of Devon, England, United Kingdom; constructive total loss.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
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