CARDINAL GIBBONS
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Year Built
1942
Official Number
242324
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
417.60 feet
Beam
56.80 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4189.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
27.75 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Cardinal Gibbons (1834-1921).
James Gibbons was an American Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Gibbons
was the Bishop of Richmond, Virginia from 1872-1877, and the Archbishop of
Baltimore, Maryland from 1877-1921. In 1886 became the second American to be
made a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Cardinal Gibbons at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Entry
| 10/29/1948 | |
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Acquisition
| 10/29/1948 | |
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Disposition
| 11/23/1970 | |
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Withdrawl
| 11/23/1970 |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | CARDINAL GIBBONS.pdf |
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| (No Date) | CARDINAL GIBBONS-1.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
