BENJAMIN HARRISON
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4389.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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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 - Torpedo
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | BENJAMIN HARRISON.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
United States
Operator
Calmar Steamship Corp.
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 16, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Sunk by two torpedoes fired by German submarine U-172 while under convoy UGS-6.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
150 mi (240 km) east northeast of Terceira, Azores
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
39°09'N/ 24°15'W
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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