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
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Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380 tons
Gross Tons
7176 tons
Cargo Capacity
500229 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 - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for C. J. Jones (1844-1919). Charles Jesse "Buffalo"
Jones was a frontiersman, politician, hunter, rancher and conservationist.
Jones served as the game warden at Yellowstone National Park, and was a friend
and hunting companion of President Theodore Roosevelt. Although Jones earned
the nickname "Buffalo" for his skill at hunting American bison, he
was instrumental in preventing the species' extinction through conservation
efforts.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship C. J. Jones 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Historical Documents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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Lend-Lease
| 8/21/1943 | Vessel lent to British Ministry of War Transport |
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Sunk
| 6/6/1944 | Vessel shelled and sunk. |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | C.J. JONES.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
