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Related Historical Markers
Three other markers about the four Chaplains and the Dorchester.
By Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008
Full view of mural
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | On February 3, 1943, The Four Chaplains aboard the troop carrier USS Dorchester gave their life jackets to others aboard the torpedoed ship. As the ship sank into the cold waters of the North Atlantic, the four men of God linked arms and died . . . — — Map (db m4572) WM |
| | A convoy of 3 ships and 3 Coast Guard cutters passed through “Torpedo Alley” some 100 miles off the coast of Greenland at about 1 a.m. on February 3, 1943. The submarine U-223 fired 3 torpedoes 1 of which hit the midsection of the . . . — — Map (db m18207) HM WM |
| | The Ship
Built 1926
Statistics:
Length overall · 368'
Beam · 52'
Draft · 19'
Gross tons · 5,649
Speed (knots) · 12
Radius (miles) · 5,500
Propulsion · Recip. eng.
Passengers · 788
Cargo (cu. ft.) · 187,250
Jan. 24, . . . — — Map (db m29648) HM |
May. 10, 2024
