NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Year Built
1942
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
4374.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 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 - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Nathaniel Hawthorne was a famous American author and novelist. Hawthorne's notable works include Twice-Told Tales, The Scarlet Letter, and The House of the Seven Gables.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Nathaniel Hawthorne 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
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
U.S. Maritime Commission
Operator
Pacific Atlantic Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
November 07, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-508 while en route from Georgetown, British Guiana (Guyana), to New York, New York, via Trinidad as part of Convoy TAG-19.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Caribbean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
11° 34' N., 63° 26' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 40 miles northeast of Margarita Island, Venezuela
Lives Lost
39
