LEWIS CASS
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
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
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Lewis Cass (1782-1866). Lewis Cass was a U.S. Army officer, politician, and statesman. During the War of 1812 Cass served as an officer in the U.S. Army and reached the rank of brigadier general. Cass was the Territorial Governor of Michigan from 1813-1831, Secretary of War from 1831-1836, U.S. Ambassador to France 1836-1842, U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1845-1848 and from 1849-1857, and Secretary of State from 1857-1860.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Lewis Cass at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Waterman Steamship Agency
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 26, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded while en route from Los Angeles, California to Balboa, CZ.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 2
Lat/Long
29° 11' N., 118° 17' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 2 miles southwest of Northern Point, Guadaloupe Island
Lives Lost
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