EDWARD H. CROCKETT
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
--
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 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.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Edward H. Crockett 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Historical Documents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
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
