JOHN A. JOHNSON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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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
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 John A. Johnson (1861-1909). John Albert Johnson was Governor of Minnesota from 1905-1909.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship John A. Johnson at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
American Mail Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
October 29, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-12 while en route from San Francisco, California, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
29° 36' 30" N., 141° 43' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 1,000 miles northeast of Oahu, Hawaii
Lives Lost
10
