JONAS LIE
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Year Built
1944
Official Number
246476
Shipyard
Southeastern Shipbuilding 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
4364.00 tons
Gross Tons
7198.00 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 Jonas Lie (1880-1940). Jonas Lie was a Norwegian-born American artist. Lie was best known for paintings of New England coastlines, New York City, and the construction of the Panama Canal.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Jonas Lie 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Historical Documents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
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Agwilines Inc.
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 09, 1945
Use at Loss
Vessel Movement
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-1005 while en route from Milford Haven, Wales, United Kingdom, to New York, New York, as part of Convoy ON-277.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
51° 43' N., 05° 25' W.
Incident Location Comments
Entrance of Bristol Channel
Lives Lost
2
