FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242827
Shipyard
Marinship Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4379.00 tons
Gross Tons
7194.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
468000.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876). Francis Preston Blair was an American journalist and politician. Blair was a member of President Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet." Blair was an important figure in the early histories of both the Democratic and Republican parties.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Francis Preston Blair 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Historical Documents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
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Operator
Sudden & Christenson
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 15, 1945
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded while en route from Manila, Philippines to Sydney, Australia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
21° 49' S., 153° 39' E.
Incident Location Comments
On Saumarez Reef off Queensland, Australia
Lives Lost
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