MERIWETHER LEWIS
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
5000.00 tons
Gross Tons
7100.00 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 Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809). Meriwether Lewis was an explorer, soldier, and politician. Lewis is most well known as the co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Northwest in the early 19th century. Lewis served as the Governor of the Louisiana Territory from 1807-1809.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Meriwether Lewis 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Historical Documents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
American Mail Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 02, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-634 while en route from New York, New York, to Russia as part of Convoy HX-227.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
North Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
62° 10' N., 28° 25' W.
Incident Location Comments
North Atlantic Ocean
Lives Lost
69
