ANDREW G. CURTIN
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242771
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
--
Net Tons
4384.00 tons
Gross Tons
7200.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Andrew G. Curtin (1815-1894). Andrew Gregg Curtin was Governor of Pennsylvania from
1861-1867, U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 1869-1872, Member of the U.S. House
of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1881-1887.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Sunk
| 1/25/1944 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-716 en-route from Iceland to Murmansk as part of convoy JW-56A |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ANDREW G. CURTIN.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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Calmar Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 26, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-716 while en route from Iceland to Murmansk, Russia, as part of Convoy JW-56A.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
73° 25' N., 25° 16' E.
Incident Location Comments
Barents Sea, north of Mageroya, Norway
Lives Lost
3
