EZRA WESTON

Year Built
1943
Official Number
243831
Shipyard
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
--
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
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Vessel Name History
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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
International Freighting Corporation
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 08, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-667 while en route from Avonmouth, England, United Kingdom, to Falmouth, England, as part of Convoy EBC-66.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
English Channel
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
50° 42' N., 05° 02' W.
Incident Location Comments
8 miles off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
0