JOSE NAVARRO
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244202
Shipyard
Houston 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
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 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 Jose Navarro (1795-1870). Jose Navarro was a rancher, merchant, Texas statesman, and revolutionary. Navarro advocated for Texas independence from Mexico, and was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Texas.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Jose Navarro 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
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Grace Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
December 27, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-178 while en route from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Calcutta, (India).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Arabian Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
08° 20' N., 73° 35' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 175 miles southwest of Cochin (Kochi), (India)
Lives Lost
0
