JOHN BARRY
Year Built
1944
Official Number
241375
Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for John Barry (1745-1803). John Barry was an officer in the Continental Navy and commodore in the U.S. Navy. Barry was the U.S. Navy's first commissioned officer and first flag officer. Commodore Barry served as the head of the U.S. Navy from 1797-1803.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship John Barry at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | JOHN BARRY.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 28, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-859 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Arabian Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
15° 10' N., 55° 18' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 125 miles off the coast of Saudi Arabia
Lives Lost
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