MATT W. RANSOM
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242879
Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
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
4375.00 tons
Gross Tons
7177.00 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 as Breakwater
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Matt W. Ransom (1826-1904). Matt Whitaker Ransom was a soldier and politician. Ransom was as an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. After the Civil War Ransom served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1873-1895, and as the U.S. Minister to Mexico from 1895-1897.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Matt W. Ransom 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
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Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 08, 1944
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as Breakwater
Cause Comments
Intentionally sunk as a blockship to help form an artificial harbor.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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