FITZ JOHN PORTER
Year Built
1942
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
599573.00 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 Fitz John Porter (1822-1901). Fitz John Porter was a West Point graduate, career U.S. Army officer, and a general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Fitz John Porter at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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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
McCormick Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 01, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-518 while en route from Bahia, Brazil, to Dutch Guiana (Suriname) as part of Convoy BT-6.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
12° 25' S., 36° 55 W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of Brazil
Lives Lost
1
