WILLIAM J. PALMER
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244580
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.75 feet
Beam
56.90 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
27.75 tons
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for William J. Palmer (1836-1909).
William Jackson Palmer was a civil engineer, soldier, industrialist, and
philanthropist. Palmer served as a cavalry officer in the Union Army and
received the Medal of Honor for actions at Red Hill, Alabama in 1865. Palmer
was the co-founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and the founder of
the town of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship William J. Palmer at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
South Atlantic Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 04, 1945
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
Struck a mine while en route from New York, New York, to Yugoslavia via Trieste, Italy.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
45° 34' 15" N., 13° 36' 15" E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 5 miles from Trieste, Italy
Lives Lost
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