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{{Short description|Liberty ship of WWII}}
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{|{{Infobox ship begin}}
! colspan=2 style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| SS ''Benjamin Harrison''
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|Ship image=
|Displacement:
|Ship caption=
|7,000 tons [[deadweight]]
}}
|-
{{Infobox ship career
|Length:
|Hide header=
|441 ft 6 in (135 m)
|Ship country=United States
|-
|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1948}}
|Beam:
|Ship name= ''Benjamin Harrison''
|56 ft 10.75 in (17.3 m)
|Ship namesake=[[Benjamin Harrison V|Benjamin Harrison]]
|-
|Ship owner = [[War Shipping Administration]] (WSA)
|Draft:
|Ship operator = [[Calmar Steamship Corporation]]
|27 ft 9.25 in (8.5 m)
|Ship awarded = 14 March 1941
|-
|Ship ordered = as type ([[Liberty ship|EC2-S-C1]]) hull, [[Maritime Commission|MCE]] hull 25
|Propulsion:
|Ship builder= [[Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard]], [[Baltimore]], Maryland{{sfn|Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards|2008}}
|Two oil fired boilers, <br/>triple expansion steam engine, <br/>single screw, 2500 [[horsepower]] (1.9 MW)
|Ship original cost= $1,277,991{{sfn|MARCOM}}
|-
|Ship yard number= 2012
|Speed:
|Ship way number= 1
| 11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h)
|Ship laid down= 27 September 1941
|-
|Ship launched= 24 January 1942
|Range:
|Ship completed= 13 March 1942
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|Ship sponsor=
|-
|Ship identification =
|Complement:
|Ship motto=
|41
|Ship fate= Torpedoed by {{GS|U-172||6}}, 16 March 1943 and [[Scuttling|Scuttled]] by {{USS|Rowan|DD-782|6}}
|-
|Ship notes=
|Armament:
|Ship badge=
|Stern-mounted 4 in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns.
}}
|-
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Capacity:
| Hide header =
| 9,140 tons cargo
| Header caption = {{sfn|Davies|2004|p=23}}
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| Ship tonnage = {{Liberty ship tonnage}}
| Ship displacement = {{Liberty ship displacement}}
| Ship length = {{Liberty ship length}}
| Ship beam = {{Liberty ship beam}}
| Ship draft = {{Liberty ship draft}}
| Ship capacity = {{Liberty ship cargo capacity}}
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| Ship propulsion = {{Liberty ship propulsion|8}}
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The '''SS ''Benjamin Harrison''''' (Hull Number '''25''') was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the [[United States]] during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Benjamin Harrison]], the twenty-third [[President of the United States]].


'''SS ''Benjamin Harrison''''' was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the [[United States]] during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Benjamin Harrison V|Benjamin Harrison]], an [[United States|American]] planter and merchant, a [[American Revolution|revolutionary leader]], and a [[Founding Father of the United States]]. She served a year from March 1942 to March 1943, when she was attacked and scuttled.
The ship was laid down on [[September 27]], [[1941]], then launched on [[January 24]], [[1942]]. She was lost The Game and after she was torpeoded then scuttled in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] in [[1943]].


==Construction==
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''Benjamin Harrison'' was laid down on 27 September 1941, under a [[Maritime Commission]] (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 26, by the [[Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard]], [[Baltimore]], Maryland; and was launched on 24 January 1942.{{sfn|Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards|2008}}{{sfn|MARCOM}}
[[Category:Liberty ships]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean]]


==History==
She was allocated to [[Calmar Steamship Corporation]], on 13 March 1942.{{sfn|MARAD}}


===Sinking===
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She was loaded with stores for Allied forces in North Africa and sailed from [[Hampton Roads]] on 4 March 1943, with [[UG convoys#Slow eastbound convoys designated UGS|Convoy UGS 6]]. At 20:51, on 16 March 1943, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by {{GS|U-172||6}}, part of  [[Wolfpack Unverzagt]], during the only successful [[Wolfpack (naval tactic)|wolfpack]] attack on the trans-Atlantic UG convoy. ''Benjamin Harrison'' was struck in the #5 hold on the starboard side and began to slowly settle, but did not sink quickly. As the crew began to abandon ship, confusion caused the two of the lifeboats to be improperly launched, allowing the occupants to be dropped into the ocean. Only one lifeboat was launched successfully, due to the last boat being damaged in the torpedo attack. Two officers and an [[United States Navy Armed Guard|Armed guard]] perished. The escort ship {{USS|Rowan|DD-405|2}} [[Scuttling|scuttled]] ''Benjamin Harrison'' at 21:30, with gunfire, {{cvt|150|mi}} east northeast of [[Terceira]], Azores, near {{coord|39|09|N|24|15|W|display=inline, title}}.{{sfn|Uboat}}

==Further reading==
* Rohwer, J. and Hummelchen, G. ''Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945'' Naval Institute Press 1992 {{ISBN|1-55750-105-X}}
* Hague, Arnold ''The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945'' Naval Institute Press 2000 {{ISBN|1-55750-019-3}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite web
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethfairfield.htm
| title = Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD
| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 14 August 2008
| access-date = 18 February 2020
| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards|2008}}
}}
* {{cite web
|url= https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/12316
|title=Benjamin Harrison
|author=Maritime Administration
|work=Ship History Database Vessel Status Card
|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration
|access-date= 18 February 2020
|ref={{sfnref|MARAD}}
}}
* {{cite web
|last= Davies
|first= James
|url= http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf
|title= Specifications (As-Built)
|page=23
|date= May 2004
|access-date= 18 February 2020
}}
* {{cite web
|url= http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Benjamin%20Harrison&code=B0025a
|title= SS ''Benjamin Harrison''
|access-date= 18 February 2020
|ref= {{sfnRef|MARCOM}}
}}
* {{cite web
|url= https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2783.html
|title= Benjamin Harrison
|date=
|access-date= 17 February 2020
|ref= {{sfnRef|Uboat}}
}}
{{refend}}

{{Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards}}
{{March 1943 shipwrecks}}

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[[Category:Liberty ships]]
[[Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:1942 ships]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in March 1943]]
[[Category:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II]]

Latest revision as of 16:41, 29 June 2023

History
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NameBenjamin Harrison
NamesakeBenjamin Harrison
OwnerWar Shipping Administration (WSA)
OperatorCalmar Steamship Corporation
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 25
Awarded14 March 1941
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2]
Cost$1,277,991[1]
Yard number2012
Way number1
Laid down27 September 1941
Launched24 January 1942
Completed13 March 1942
FateTorpedoed by German submarine U-172, 16 March 1943 and Scuttled by USS Rowan
General characteristics [3]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

SS Benjamin Harrison was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Benjamin Harrison, an American planter and merchant, a revolutionary leader, and a Founding Father of the United States. She served a year from March 1942 to March 1943, when she was attacked and scuttled.

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Benjamin Harrison was laid down on 27 September 1941, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 26, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; and was launched on 24 January 1942.[2][1]

History

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She was allocated to Calmar Steamship Corporation, on 13 March 1942.[4]

Sinking

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She was loaded with stores for Allied forces in North Africa and sailed from Hampton Roads on 4 March 1943, with Convoy UGS 6. At 20:51, on 16 March 1943, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by German submarine U-172, part of  Wolfpack Unverzagt, during the only successful wolfpack attack on the trans-Atlantic UG convoy. Benjamin Harrison was struck in the #5 hold on the starboard side and began to slowly settle, but did not sink quickly. As the crew began to abandon ship, confusion caused the two of the lifeboats to be improperly launched, allowing the occupants to be dropped into the ocean. Only one lifeboat was launched successfully, due to the last boat being damaged in the torpedo attack. Two officers and an Armed guard perished. The escort ship Rowan scuttled Benjamin Harrison at 21:30, with gunfire, 150 mi (240 km) east northeast of Terceira, Azores, near 39°09′N 24°15′W / 39.150°N 24.250°W / 39.150; -24.250.[5]

Further reading

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  • Rohwer, J. and Hummelchen, G. Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 Naval Institute Press 1992 ISBN 1-55750-105-X
  • Hague, Arnold The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945 Naval Institute Press 2000 ISBN 1-55750-019-3

References

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  1. ^ a b MARCOM.
  2. ^ a b Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
  3. ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
  4. ^ MARAD.
  5. ^ Uboat.

Bibliography

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