This tanker was built in 1922 by Oscar Daniels Shipbuilding Co. in Tampa, FL.
On April 5, 1942 this vessel was torpedoed and sunk by U-552 with the loss of twn crew members.
In 1922 she was owned by the Tidewater Oil Co., San Francisco CA USA.
In 1940-1942 she was owned by the Tide Water Associated Oil Co., San Francisco CA USA.
Named for Byron D. Benson, founder of Tide Water Pipe Co.
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