JOEL R. POINSETT
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Year Built
1943
Official Number
242838
Shipyard
Houston Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Net Tons
4363.00 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
Sold - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Joel R. Poinsett (1779-1851). Joel Roberts Poinsett was a physician and diplomat. Poinsett served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina from 1821-1825, U.S. Minister to Mexico from 1825-1829, and U.S. Secretary of War from 1837-1841. The poinsettia plant is named after him.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Joel R. Poinsett 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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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Standard Fruit & Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 04, 1943
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sold - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Foundered in heavy seas while en route from Liverpool, England to New York as part of Convoy ON-225. Bow section sank but the stern section was towed to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
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Lives Lost
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