BENJAMIN BREWSTER
Year Built
1917
Official Number
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Shipyard
Harlan and Hollingsworth
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
427.00 feet
Beam
53.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3677.00 tons
Gross Tons
5950.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 09, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-67 while en route from Baytown, Texas, to Port Tampa, Florida.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Gulf of Mexico
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
29° 05' N., 90° 05' W.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 2.5 miles off Grand Isle, Louisiana
Lives Lost
26
