Name: | CITY OF RIPON |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 19/07/1955 |
Completed: | 03/1956 |
Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
Yard: | Walker |
Yard Number: | 145 |
Dimensions: | 7713grt, 4033nrt, 10982dwt, 507.2 x 65.9 x 28.4ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 6cyl (750 x 2500mm), 8000bhp |
Engines by: | Vickers-Armstrongs (Engineering) Ltd, Barrow in Furness |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 185035 |
History: | |
03/1956 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (City Line Ltd), Glasgow |
1978 | Ben Line Steamers Ltd, Leith; renamed BENVANNOCH |
04/1979 | Broken up |
Comments: | 20/04/1979: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking by Kao Feng Iron & Steel |
Above photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
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