JOHN MORGAN
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 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 - Collision
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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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
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Operator
Wessel, Duval & Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 01, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Collision
Cause Comments
Collided with tanker SS MONTANA while en route from Baltimore, Maryland to the Persian Gulf as part of Convoy NK-544.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
36° 53' N., 76° 00' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off the Chesapeake Capes
Lives Lost
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