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Year Built
1943
Official Number
175853
Shipyard
Barrett and Hilp
General Type
Barge
Specific Type
Dry Cargo Barge
MARAD Type
B7-D1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4096.00 tons
Gross Tons
4338.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
281070.00 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 as Breakwater

Historical Narrative


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Vessel Name History

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Mission
Mission Name
World War II
Historical Documents

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Milestones

Event Date Content
Chartered
4/17/1944 Vessel bare boat chartered to U.S. Navy
Sunk
9/30/1944 Vessel intentionally sunk as part of a breakwater.

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Status Cards

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Documents

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Plans

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Shipwreck Information

Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
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Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 30, 1944
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as Breakwater
Cause Comments
Sunk as a breakwater.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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