HENRY BERGH
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243639
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Henry Bergh (1811-1888). Henry Bergh was the founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Henry Bergh 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Historical Documents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
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Norton Lilly Management Corporation
Operator Agreement
General Agent Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
May 31, 1944
Use at Loss
Troop Transportation
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Stranded after running aground while en route from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Francisco, California.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Pacific Ocean
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
--
Incident Location Comments
Farallon Islands, approximately 20 miles west of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Lives Lost
0
