JOHN E. WILKIE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
56.80 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
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Lend-Lease
Historical Narrative
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship John E. Wilkie at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
Ministry of War Transportation
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United Kingdom
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 18, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Lend-Lease
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-27.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Aden
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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