MOLLY PITCHER
Year Built
1943
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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
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 Molly Pitcher (1754-1832). Molly Pitcher was the nickname given to woman, most likely Mary Ludwig Hays, who fought at the Battle of Monmouth as a gunner after her husband was killed.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Molly Pitcher 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Historical Documents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
Prudential Steamship Corporation
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 17, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-521 while en route from New York, New York, to Casablanca, (Morocco), as part of Convoy UGS-6. Sunk by torpedo of escort vessel.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
38° 21' N., 19° 54' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 500 miles west of Lisbon, Portugal
Lives Lost
4
