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| SS Benjamin Harrison |
| Displacement: |
7,000 tons deadweight |
| Length: |
441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
| Beam: |
56 ft 10.75 in (17.3 m) |
| Draft: |
27 ft 9.25 in (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Two oil fired boilers,
triple expansion steam engine,
single screw, 2500 horsepower (1.9 MW) |
| Speed: |
11 to 11.5 knots (20 to 21 km/h) |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
41 |
| Armament: |
Stern-mounted 4 in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns. |
| Capacity: |
9,140 tons cargo |
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.
The ship was laid down on September 27, 1941, then launched on January 24, 1942. She was lost after she was torpeoded then scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1943.
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