JOHN WINTHROP
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
South Portland Shipbuilding Company
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
499573.00 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
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for John Winthrop (1587-1649). John Winthrop was a colonial statesman and leader in the founding and history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop served as Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1630-1634, 1637-1640, 1642-1644, and 1646-1649.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship John Winthrop at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
United Fruit Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
September 24, 1942
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by German submarine U-619 while en route from Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy ON-131.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
56° N., 31° W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
52
