M/S Ben Brush

Other names
ex Caroline Mærsk
Call sign
HPVB
Shipping company
Nationality
Panama flaggPanama
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1928
Month of delivery
november

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 12.4.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.691
Net tonnage:
4.713
Deadweight:
12.725

Engine

Speed:
10,5

Dimensions

Length:
456.8'
Beam:
59.7'
Draft:
33.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    11/1928: D/S A/S Svendborg & A/S D/S af 1912 (A. P. Møller, København) Fredericia, Danmark - CAROLINE MÆRSK.
    /1941: United States Maritime Commission, Panama - nytt navn - BEN BRUSH
    4/1942: Torpedert (Senket) 12/4 v Italiensk ubåt
    Pietro Calvi (Enrico Oliveri) i pos. S 04.32', W 35.03' -utenfor Brazilianske kysten, 1 person omkom.

    .

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: -4
    Longitude: -35.05