GEORGE HAWLEY
Year Built
1944
Official Number
245574
Shipyard
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
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
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for George Hawley (1869-1934). George
Hawley was a prominent director of coal and shipping companies in Boston,
Massachusetts.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship George Hawley 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Historical Documents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
--
Operator
Sprague Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 21, 1945
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-1199 while en route from Cherbourg, France to Cardiff, Wales as part of Convoy TCB-43.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
50° 00' N., 05° 45' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 3 miles off Wolf Trap Lighthouse
Lives Lost
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