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Charles S. Haight (Liberty ship (EC2-S-C1), steel cargo steamer)

Type: Liberty ship (EC2-S-C1), steel cargo steamer
Also known as: Haight
Built: 1944, Brunswick, Ga. (J.A. Jones Construction Co.)
Owner or operator: Marine Transport Lines Inc. (for the government)

Losses and wrecks

Grounding of the Liberty ship Charles S. Haight on Flat Ground (Overnight April 1 to 2, 1946)

Sources

Charles S. Haight vessel status cards and ship history, U.S. Maritime Administration
Charles S. Haight, Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (Mass.gov)
Charles S. Haight, Town of Rockport, Mass.

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