USS Admiral W. S. Benson
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USS Admiral W. S. Benson
- IMO number
- 8332837
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 185.6 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1944
- Builder
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- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About USS Admiral W. S. Benson
USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) began as an unnamed transport, AP-120, that was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Alameda, California by the Bethlehem-Alameda Shipbuilding Corp., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 678). She was named Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) on 20 October 1943 and launched on 22 November 1943; sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lucille Benson, granddaughter of the late Admiral William S. Benson. She was accepted from the Maritime Commission on 23 August 1944 and commissioned the same day. After fitting out and provisioning at the Naval Supply Depot, Oakland, California, Admiral W. S. Benson stood out of San Francisco Bay on 1 September 1944 for San Pedro, to commence shakedown training. During the next two weeks, the transport carried out daily exercises and gunnery runs in the vicinity of Santa Catalina, San Nicholas, and San Clemente islands.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS Admiral W. S. Benson now?
- USS Admiral W. S. Benson has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is USS Admiral W. S. Benson?
- USS Admiral W. S. Benson is a ship, built in 1944. The vessel is 185.6 m long.
- Who owns USS Admiral W. S. Benson?
- USS Admiral W. S. Benson is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USS Admiral W. S. Benson been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USS Admiral W. S. Benson appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).