WILSON B. KEENE
Year Built
1944
Official Number
246689
Shipyard
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Wilson B. Keene (1887-1935).
Wilson Bird Keene was a banker and shipping magnate from New Jersey. Keene was
a prominent figure in establishing American-flag shipping to the world's major
ports, and was vice president of Munson Line.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Wilson B. Keene at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 17, 1947
Use at Loss
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Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Explosion
Conflict
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Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
Texas City, Texas
Lives Lost
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