ALEXANDER MACOMB
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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
4389.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Alexander Macomb (1782-1841).
Alexander Macomb was a career U.S. Army soldier and Commanding General of the
U.S. Army from 1828-1841. During the War of 1812 Macomb was the field commander
at the Battle of Plattsburgh and won a surprise victory over the numerically
superior British Army, earning the Thanks of Congress, a promotion to major
general, and the nickname "Hero of Plattsburgh."
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Alexander Macomb 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Historical Documents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
| 7/3/1942 | Torpedoed by German U-125 on maiden voyage from NY to Archangle, Russia. Port of Convoy BA-2 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALEXANDER MACOMB.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
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
A.H. Bull & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 03, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-215 while on maiden voyage from New York, New York, to Archangel, Russia, via Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; part of Convoy BA-2.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
41° 40' N., 66° 52' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 175 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Lives Lost
10
