Name: | CITY OF POONA |
Type: | Cargo ship |
Launched: | 18/01/1946 |
Completed: | 07/1946 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1770 |
Dimensions: | 6984grt, 3835nrt, 465.0 x 64.0 x 42.7ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 6cyl (670 x 2320mm), 6600bhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 181028 |
History: | |
07/1946 | Ellerman Lines Ltd, Liverpool |
1968 | William Thomson & Co (t/a Ben Line), Leith; renamed BENARKLE |
16/06/1974 | Broken up |
Comments: | 16/06/1974: Broken up by Li Chong Steel & Iron Works at Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Above photo as CITY OF POONA is copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as CITY OF POONA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as BENARKLE is copyright of Peter Crichton
Above photo as BENARKLE is courtesy of Keith Wood