ELIHU B. WASHBURNE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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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
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Elihu B.
Washburne (1816-1887). Elihu Benjamin Washburne was a Member of the House of
Representatives from Illinois from 1853-1869, U.S. Secretary of State in 1869,
and U.S. Minister to France from 1869-1877.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Elihu B. Washburne at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Matson Navigation Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 03, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-513 while en route from Santos, Brazil, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
24° 05' S., 45° 25' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of Brazil
Lives Lost
0
