FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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
499816.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Frederick Douglass (1817-1895). Frederick Douglass was a famous and influential African-American abolitionist, orator, author and statesman.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Frederick Douglass 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Historical Documents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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Luckenbach Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 20, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-238 while en route from Avonmouth, England, United Kingdom, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy ON-202.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
57° 03' N., 28° 08' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
0
