GEORGE CLYMER
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
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
4374.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 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 - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for George Clymer (1739-1813). George Clymer was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress from 1776-1780, and Member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in 1789. Clymer signed the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship George Clymer 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Historical Documents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
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
American Mail Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 06, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German torpedo boat from the German raider Michel while en route from Portland, Oregon, to Cape Town, South Africa.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
14° 48' S., 18° 37' W.
Incident Location Comments
Ship drifted, sinking later at unknown location
Lives Lost
1
