JAMES WITHYCOMBE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243771
Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
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
500229.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for James Withycombe (1854-1919). James Withycombe was the Governor of Oregon from 1915-1919.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship James Withycombe 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Historical Documents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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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
Sudden & Christenson
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 20, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded on coral reef while en route from Galveston, Texas to Melbourne, Australia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
08° 58' N., 79° 32' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off Margarita Point, approximately 2 miles east of Cristobal breakwater
Lives Lost
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