JEAN NICOLET
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244388
Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
501092.00 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 Jean Nicolet (1598-1642). Jean Nicolet was a French explorer of the Great Lakes region, particularly in Green Bay region of present day Wisconsin.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Jean Nicolet at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Oliver J. Olson & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 02, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed and shelled by Japanese submarine I-8 while en route from San Pedro, California, to Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), via Fremantle, Australia.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Indian Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
03° 00' S., 74° 30' E.
Incident Location Comments
Sunk off Maldives Islands
Lives Lost
77
