Name: | BEN VEG |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 16/12/1964 |
Completed: | 01/03/1965 |
Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 280 |
Dimensions: | 346grt, 151nrt, 454dwt, 143.8 x 26.3 x 10.3ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 6cyl (8.75 x 11.5in), 495bhp |
Engines by: | Blackstone & Co Ltd, Stamford |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 184823 |
History: | |
01/03/1965 | Ramsey Steamship Co Ltd, Ramsey |
10/1978 | Tyne Shiprepair Group, South Shields |
1979 | Renamed BENN |
1980 | Interisland Shipping Co (West Indies) Ltd, Grenada |
01/1991 | Sank |
Comments: | |
11/04/1990: Damaged by fire at Port of Spain | |
14/01/1991: Sank 240 miles WxN of Port of Spain while under tow |
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