JAMES SPRUNT
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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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
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for James Sprunt (1846-1924). James Sprunt was a philanthropist and cotton exporter from North Carolina.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship James Sprunt at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Black Diamond Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 10, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-185 while en route from Charleston, South Carolina, to Karachi, (India), as part of Convoy KG-123.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
19° 49' N., 74° 38' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 7 miles off shore of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Lives Lost
69
