ALICE F. PALMER
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243112
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding 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 Alice
F. Palmer (1855-1902). Alice Freeman Palmer was an American educator and
proponent of college education for women. She served as President of Wellesley
College from 1881-1887, and Dean of Women at the University of Chicago from
1892-1895.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Sunk
| 7/10/1943 | Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-177 while en-route from Calcutta to Durban via Colombo |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | ALICE F. PALMER.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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
American President Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 10, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-177 while en route from Calcutta, (India), to Durban, South Africa, via Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
26° 30' S., 44° 10' E.
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
0
