JAMES IREDELL

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Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4375 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 as Breakwater

Historical Narrative


This Liberty ship was named for James Iredell (1751-1799). James Iredell was Attorney General of North Carolina from 1779-1782, and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1790-1799.

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship James Iredell at this time.


Vessel Name History

JAMES IREDELL

Mission

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Historical Documents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
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 08, 1944
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as Breakwater
Cause Comments
Intentionally sunk as a blockship to help form an artificial harbor.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
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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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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