BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Benjamin Franklin underway sometime between 1942 and 1945. United States Coast Guard Photo.
Year Built
1942
Official Number
241399
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
| Korean War |
| Grain Program |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Entry
| 5/5/1950 | |
|
Acquisition
| 5/5/1950 | |
|
Disposition
| 1/7/1958 | |
|
Withdrawl
| 1/7/1958 |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.pdf |
|
||
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
|
| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
--
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
--
Incident Information
Incident Date
--
Use at Loss
--
Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
--
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
--
Accuracy of Incident Location
--
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
--
