EDWARD H. CROCKETT


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Year Built
1944
Official Number
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Shipyard
New England Shipbuilding 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
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 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 - Torpedo

Historical Narrative



This Liberty ship was named for Edward H. Crockett (1911-1943). Edward Harry Crockett was an Associated Press war correspondent from Massachusetts. Crockett was killed when the British ship he was aboard, HMS Welshman, was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-617 on February 1, 1943.

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Vessel Name History

EDWARD H. CROCKETT

Mission

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Shipwreck Information


Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration

Operator
American Export Lines

Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement

Flag State
United States

Incident Information
Incident Date
September 29, 1944

Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation

Cause
Sunk - Torpedo

Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-310 while en route from Archangel, Russia, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy RA-60. Ship finally sunk by shellfire of British destroyer.

Conflict
World War II

Location of Incident
Barents Sea

Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2

Lat/Long
73° 00' N., 24° 32' E.

Incident Location Comments
Barents Sea

Lives Lost
1