benhiant

Benhiant Bosun and Chippy chilling out.

Ben Line cargo ship the Benhiant......I was never on this one so must be one of my brothers photo`s. There`s a fair `crowd ` on the foc`sle head :o)

Davie West, Ch Eng and 2nd Elec John Fraser party on board Port Swettenham.

8/1964 Completed by Austin & Pickersgill Ltd., Sunderland (Yard No. 837) for Northern Petroleum Tank Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (Hunting & Son Ltd., managers), Newcastle as "WEARFIELD". 17,624 grt 11,679 net 28,381 dwt 617 x 75 x 35' 6 cylinder Sulzer, 9,600 bhp by G. Clark (Sunderland) L

11/1943 Completed by Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees (Yard No. 355) for the Ministry of War Transport Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank Ltd., managers) as "EMPIRE REGENT". 9,902 grt 6,068 net 12,070 dwt 498 x 64 x 30' Turbines (2), 6,800 shp by Richardsons, Westgarth &