JOHN PENN

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Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C2
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5628.00 tons
Gross Tons
9360.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo

Historical Narrative


This Liberty ship was named for John Penn (1740-1788). John Penn represented North Carolina in the Continental Congress, and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship John Penn at this time.


Vessel Name History

JOHN PENN

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents
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Milestones

No events for this vessel

Ship Imagery

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Status Cards

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Documents

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Plans

No documents for this vessel


Shipwreck Information

Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 13, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German aircraft while en route from Boston, Massachusetts, to Archangel, Russia, as part of Convoy PQ-18.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Barents Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
67° 00' N., 10° 15' E.
Incident Location Comments
Off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal
Lives Lost
3