J. L. M. CURRY

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Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441 feet
Beam
57 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380 tons
Gross Tons
7177 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573 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 - No Further Info

Historical Narrative


This Liberty ship was named for J. L. M. Curry (1825-1903) Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry was a soldier, politician, college professor and administrator. Curry fought in the Mexican-American War and served as an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Curry was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia from 1857-1861.

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship J. L. M. Curry at this time.


Vessel Name History

J. L. M. CURRY

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

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Milestones

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Ship Imagery

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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
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Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 08, 1943
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Foundered while en route from Murmansk, Russia to Loch Ewe, Scotland as part of Convoy RA-53.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
66° 53' N., 14° 17' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the northeast coast of Iceland
Lives Lost
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Wreck Site Information
Location of Wreck
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Accuracy of Wreck Location
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Wreck Location Comments
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