GALVESTON
Year Built
1921
Official Number
221110
Shipyard
Dollut and Williams
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB
Ship Length
395.34 feet
Beam
55.11 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3280.00 tons
Gross Tons
6174.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
439000.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk as Breakwater
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Sunk
| 6/8/1944 | Intentionally sunk as a block ship as part of the D-Day invasion |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | GALVESTON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | GALVESTON-1.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
War Shipping Administration
Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 08, 1944
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as Breakwater
Cause Comments
Intentionally sunk as a blockship to help form an artificial harbor.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
--
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
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