ARTEMAS WARD
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4375.00 tons
Gross Tons
7177.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
500000.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk as Breakwater
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Artemas Ward (1727-1800). Artemas Ward was a major general
in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was a Member of the
U.S. House of Representative from Massachusetts from 1791-1795.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Artemas Ward 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Historical Documents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
| 6/8/1944 | Intentionally sunk as a blockship to help form an artificial harbor |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ARTEMIS.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
