DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4384.00 tons
Gross Tons
7200.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 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 - Mine
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Daniel Chester
French (1850-1931). Daniel Chester French was an American sculptor best known
for his statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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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
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| (No Date) | DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH.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
Stockard Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 06, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Mine
Cause Comments
Struck mines while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Bandar Shahpur (Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni), Iran as part of Convoy UGS-33
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
37° 18' N., 10° 22' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 30 miles northeast of Bizerte, (Tunisia)
Lives Lost
37
