RICHARD HENDERSON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
--
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4382.00 tons
Gross Tons
7194.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 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 Richard Henderson (1735-1785). Richard Henderson was a lawyer and pioneer from North Carolina, and a founder of the failed Transylvania Colony in present-day Kentucky.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Richard Henderson at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
|---|
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
United States Lines Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 26, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-410 while en route from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Bandar Shahpur (Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni), Iran, as part of Convoy UGS-14.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Mediterranean Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
37° 12' N., 08° 21' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 35 miles northeast of Algeria
Lives Lost
0
