HENRY B. PLANT
Year Built
1944
Official Number
246950
Shipyard
St. John's River Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4390.00 tons
Gross Tons
7240.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Henry B. Plant (1819-1899). Henry Bradley Plant was a railroad and steamship owner and operator on the U.S. East Coast, especially in Florida.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Henry B. Plant at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
A.L. Burbank & Company
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
February 06, 1945
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-245 while en route from New York, New York, to Antwerp, Belgium, via Margate Roads, England, United Kingdom, as part of Convoy TAM-71.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northeast Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
51° 19' 24" N., 01° 42' 30" E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 17 miles east of Ramsgate, England, United Kingdom
Lives Lost
16
