GYPSUM
Year Built
1943
Official Number
175857
Shipyard
Barrett and Hilp
General Type
Barge
Specific Type
Dry Cargo Barge
MARAD Type
B7
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
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk as Breakwater
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
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Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 04, 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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