JAMES W. DENVER
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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
4384.00 tons
Gross Tons
7200.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 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 - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for James W. Denver (1817-1892). James William Denver was a lawyer, soldier, and politician. Denver was a U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Denver served as Territorial Governor of Kansas from 1857-1858, and was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1855-1857.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship James W. Denver at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
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Ship Imagery
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Calmar Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 11, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-195 while en route from New York, New York, to Casablanca, (Morocco), after falling behind Convoy UGS-7.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
28° 46' N., 25° 40' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 475 miles west of Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Lives Lost
1
