JOSEPH WHEELER

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Year Built

1942

Official Number

242404

Shipyard

Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

Ship Length

417.75 feet

Beam

56.90 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

4380.00 tons

Gross Tons

7176.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

27.75 tons

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

14250.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

3400.00 tons

Fate

Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative

This Liberty ship was named for Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906). Joseph Wheeler was a soldier and politician. Wheeler served as a Confederate general during the Civil War and as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War. Wheeler was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama from 1881-1882, in 1883, and from 1885-1900.

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Joseph Wheeler at this time.

Vessel Name History

JOSEPH WHEELER

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents