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
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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
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
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for John Morgan (1824-1907). John Morgan was a soldier and politician. Morgan served as a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Morgan was a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1877-1907.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship John Morgan at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents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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