CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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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
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Net Tons
4389.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
500245.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Christopher
Newport (1565-1617). Christopher Newport was an English seaman and privateer.
Newport captained the Susan Constant, the largest of the three ships
that transported the colonists that started the Virginia Colony in Jamestown,
Virginia.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT.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
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Calmar Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 04, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-457 while en route from Baltimore, Maryland, to Archangel, Russia, via Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as part of Convoy PQ-17.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
75° 49' N., 22° 15' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 35 miles northeast of Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway
Lives Lost
3
