LEWIS L. DYCHE
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Oregon 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
501092.00 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 - Other Hostile Act
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Lewis L. Dyche (1857-1915) Lewis Lyndsay Dyche was a naturalist, zoologist, and taxidermist.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Lewis L. Dyche 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Historical Documents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
Inter-Ocean Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 04, 1945
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Other Hostile Act
Cause Comments
Struck by Japanese kamikaze plane while en route from Leyte, Philippines, to Mindoro, Philippines.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mindoro Strait
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Off west coast of Mindoro Island
Lives Lost
82
