JOHN BURKE
Year Built
1942
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
4370.00 tons
Gross Tons
7180.00 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
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for John Burke (1859-1937). John Burke was a lawyer and politician. Burke was the Governor of North Dakota from 1907-1913, and Treasurer of the U.S. from 1913-1921.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship John Burke 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
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Northland Transportation Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 28, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Hit by Japanese kamikaze plane while en route from Seattle, Washington, to Mindoro, Philippines.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
09° 1' 11" N., 123° 26' 50" E.
Incident Location Comments
Off Surigao Straits, Panaon Island
Lives Lost
68
