JOHN BELL
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
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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
501092.00 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 - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for John Bell (1797-1869). John Bell was a lawyer and
politician. Bell served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Tennessee from 1827-1841, Speaker of the House from 1834-1835, Secretary of War
in 1841, and as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1847-1859.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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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
War Shipping Administration
Operator
J.H. Winchester & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 26, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-410 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Bandar Shahpur (Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni), Iran, as part of Convoy UGS-14.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
37° 11' 30" N., 08° 21' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off the coast of La Calle, (Algeria)
Lives Lost
1
