GEORGE THACHER
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
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
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for George Thacher (1754-1824). George Thacher was a Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress from 1787-1788, and a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1789-1795.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship George Thacher at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Moore McCormack Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 01, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-126 while en route from Charleston, South Carolina, to Pointe Noire, French Equatorial Africa (Republic of the Congo).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
01° 45' S., 07° 30' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 100 miles off the west coast of Africa
Lives Lost
18
