BENJAMIN SMITH
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
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
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Gross Tons
7177.00 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
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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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 SMITH.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
South Atlantic Steamship Line
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
January 23, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-175 while en route from Charleston, South Carolina, to Takoradi, Gold Coast (Ghana), via Trinidad.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Atlantic Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
04° 05' N., 07° 50' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off Cape Palmas, Liberia
Lives Lost
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