JOHN R. PARK
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243004
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4382.00 tons
Gross Tons
7194.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for John R. Park (1833-1900). John Rockey Park was an educator in the Territory and State of Utah. Park was instrumental in the creation of the University of Utah.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship John R. Park at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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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
Luckenbach Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 21, 1945
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-399 while en route from Southampton, England, United Kingdom, to Mumbles, Wales, as part of Convoy TBC-102.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
49° 56' N., 05° 26' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 9 miles from Lizard Head, England, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
0
