MARTIN VAN BUREN
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244916
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499816.00 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 - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Martin Van Buren (1782-1862). Martin Van Buren was a politician and the eighth President of the United States. Van Buren held a number of offices including U.S. Senator from New York from 1821-1828, Governor of New York in 1829, U.S. Secretary of State from 1829-1831, U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom from 1831-1832, Vice President of the U.S. from 1833-1837, and President of the U.S. from 1836-1840.
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history for the Liberty ship Martin Van Buren at
this time.
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