BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE
Year Built
1944
Official Number
245446
Shipyard
Permanente Metals 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
7212.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk as a Reef
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| World War II |
| Korean War |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Entry
| 5/25/1948 | |
|
Acquisition
| 5/25/1948 | |
|
Disposition
| 11/25/1974 | FISH REEF PROGRAM |
|
Withdrawl
| 11/25/1974 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE.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
MARAD
Operator
MARAD
Operator Agreement
None (Direct Govt. Operation)
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 10, 1975
Use at Loss
Other
Cause
Sunk as a Reef
Cause Comments
Sunk as a reef
Conflict
--
Location of Incident
Off Horn Island Mississippi
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
--
Lives Lost
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