MELVILLE E. STONE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244026
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Melville E. Stone (1848-1929). Melville Elijah Stone was a newspaper publisher. Stone was the proprietor of the Chicago Daily News from 1875-1888, headed the United Press 1900-1921.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Melville E. Stone at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Sunk
| 11/24/1943 | Vessel torpedoed and sunk |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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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
Norton Lilly Management Corporation
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 24, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-516 while en route from Antofagasta, Chile, to New York, New York, via the Panama Canal.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
10° 29' N., 80° 20' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 100 miles northwest of Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama
Lives Lost
15
