EDWARD B. DUDLEY
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242876
Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4375.00 tons
Gross Tons
7177.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Edward B. Dudley (1789-1855). Edward
Bishop Dudley was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North
Carolina from 1829-1831, and the Governor of North Carolina from 1836-1841.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Edward B. Dudley at
this time.
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Historical Documents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
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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
T. J. Stevenson and Co.
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 11, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-615 while en route from New York, New York, to the United Kingdom as part of Convoy HX-232.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
53° N., 39° W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
67
