JAMES W. MARSHALL


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Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
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
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 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 as Breakwater

Historical Narrative



This Liberty ship was named for James W. Marshall (1810-1885). James Wilson Marshall was a carpenter and sawmill operator who discovered gold in California leading to the California Gold Rush of 1849.

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


Vessel Name History

JAMES W. MARSHALL

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

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Milestones


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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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