JOHN BANVARD
![JOHN BANVARD Default Generic Ship Image](/Content/images/ShipSample.png)
Year Built
1942
Official Number
243094
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.75 feet
Beam
56.80 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4384.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
27.75 tons
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14257.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
3500.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for John Banvard (1815-1891). John Banvard was a writer and painter. Banvard is most well known for panorama paintings of the Mississippi River Valley.
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history for the Liberty ship John Banvard at
this time.
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
![3IW_01.png](/cards/3IW_01.png)
![6032_AF.jpg](/cards/6032_AF.jpg)
Documents
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
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