CHARLES HENDERSON
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Year Built
1943
Official Number
243392
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.50 feet
Beam
56.80 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14245.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
3400.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Charles Henderson (1848-1915). Charles
Henderson was a Baptist minister, sociologist and author.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Charles Henderson at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
--
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
April 09, 1945
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
Exploded while being unloaded at Bari Harbor
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Bari, Italy
Accuracy of Incident Location
Known
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
Subsequently scrapped.
Lives Lost
42
