Seen in London's Royal Albert Dock in 1971 are Ben Line's Benkitlan, the former City of Swansea (1946 - 9,868 gr tons) and Messageries Maritimes Euphrate (1955 - 7,030 gr tons).
4/1946 Completed by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow (Yard No. 703) for Ellerman Lines Ltd. (Hall Line Ltd., managers) Liverpool as "CITY of SWANSEA".
9,868 grt
5,618 net
11,740 dwt
498 x 64 x 30'
6 cylinder Doxford, 6,600 bhp by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow. 14.5 knots.
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