SS William C. Morey

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cargo ship
gptkbp:armament 1 × 5 in gun
gptkbp:beam 56 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:William_C._Morey_Company
gptkbp:built gptkb:California_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkb:U.S._government
shortened due to wartime urgency
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:crew military training required
gptkbp:crewSize 40
gptkbp:currentLocation near_the_Philippines
gptkbp:dateOfDeath April 1945
gptkbp:deathPlace ocean floor
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Japanese_submarine
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
1945
torpedoed by submarine
gptkbp:design Liberty ship design
gptkbp:displacement 7,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:finalDisposal none survived
from_San_Francisco_to_Manila
gptkbp:finalScore lost at sea
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_Allied_supply_chain
gptkbp:historicalEvent World_War_II_maritime_operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of the wartime merchant fleet
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS William C. Morey
gptkbp:isEquippedWith 1942
gptkbp:launchDate 1943
gptkbp:launched Mrs._William_C._Morey
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:length 441 feet
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent sunk during a supply run
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:owner gptkb:United_States_Maritime_Commission
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 10,000 tons
military supplies
gptkbp:performedBy attacked by enemy submarine
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbine
gptkbp:secondaryMission transporting_troops_to_the_Pacific
gptkbp:serviceHistory transporting troops and supplies
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:SS_William_C._Morey_II
gptkbp:speed 11 knots
gptkbp:type Liberty ship
gptkbp:weight 6,500 tons
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1943