ELIAS HOWE
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Kaiser Company
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
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Elias Howe (1819-1867). Elias
Howe was an American inventor and is often credited with inventing the sewing
machine in 1846.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Elias Howe 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Historical Documents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
Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 24, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-10 while en route from Antofagasta, Chile, to Alexandria, Egypt.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Aden
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
11° 40' N., 44° 35' E.
Incident Location Comments
75 miles southeast of Aden, (Yemen)
Lives Lost
2
