DANIEL MORGAN
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina 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
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
7177.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 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 - Other Hostile Act
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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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) | DANIEL MORGAN.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
American-South African Line
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 05, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Damaged by German aircraft and sunk by torpedo from German submarine U-88 while en route from Baltimore, Maryland, to Archangel, Russia, as part of Convoy PQ-17.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
75° 08' N., 44° 10' E.
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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