GEORGE HAWLEY


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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
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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 Hawley (1869-1934). George Hawley was a prominent director of coal and shipping companies in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Vessel Name History

GEORGE HAWLEY

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Vessel Information
Owner
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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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