C. J. JONES
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
500229.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Lend-Lease
| 8/21/1943 | Vessel lent to British Ministry of War Transport |
|
Sunk
| 6/6/1944 | Vessel shelled and sunk. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | C.J. JONES.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
British Ministry of War Transportation
Operator
British Ministry of War Transportation
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United Kingdom
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 06, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Struck by German battery fire from Calais during the D-Day invasion.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Off Dover
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
136
