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
441.50 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
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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
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
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