CYRUS H. MCCORMICK
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
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
--
Gross Tons
7181.00 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 Cyrus H.
McCormick (1808-1884). Cyrus Hall McCormick was an American businessman and the
founder of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. McCormick was on of several
inventors that helped develop the first mechanical reaper.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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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) | CYRUS H. MC CORMICK.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
W.R. Chamberlain Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 18, 1945
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-1107 while en route from New York, New York, to Antwerp, Belgium, as part of Convoy HX-348.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
47° 47' N., 06° 26' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 75 miles southwest of Brest, France
Lives Lost
6
