JAMES ROBERTSON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242884
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for James Robertson (1742-1814). James Robertson was an American soldier, pioneer, and Indian fighter who founded Nashville, Tennessee.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship James Robertson at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American President Lines
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 07, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-185 while en route from Durban, South Africa, to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana (Suriname), as part of Convoy BT-18.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
South Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
04° 00' S., 36° 00 W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 175 miles east of Forteleza, Brazil
Lives Lost
1
