EDWARD BATES
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243050
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
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 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 Bates (1793-1869). Edward
Bates was the first Attorney General of Missouri from 1820-1821, a Member of
the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri from 1827-1829, and U.S.
Attorney General from 1861-1864. Bates was the first U.S. Cabinet Member to be
appointed from a state west of the Mississippi River.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Edward Bates 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Historical Documents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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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Hammond Shipping Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 01, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Sunk by German aerial torpedo while en route from Newport News, Virginia, to Palermo, Italy, as part of Convoy UGS-30.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
36° 34' N., 01° 14' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 10 miles northwest of Cape Tenes, (Algeria)
Lives Lost
1
