JEREMIAH VAN RENSSELAER
Year Built
1942
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
4375.00 tons
Gross Tons
7177.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1741-1810). Jeremiah Van Rensselaer was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1789-1791, and Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1801-1804.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Jeremiah Van Rensselaer at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Agwilines Inc.
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 02, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-456 while en route from New York, New York, to a United Kingdom port as part of Convoy HX-224.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
54° 50' N., 28° 55' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
47
