benlomond

Photo taken at the manoeuvring platform of the Benlomond round about 1972/73, think that this was the 8/12 watch. Myself with Vick Melina(spelling) the junior engineer, and also Zoonie the donkeyman, real name I think was Chang Lam. Very happy ship with a great crew on a good run, not much more a yo

Newport 6/8/1977 Arriving on final voyage,she was sold soon after for scrap. Built 1957 for Ben Line. 1977 broken up Kaohsiung. Arrived 15/10/1977.

BENLOMOND 1942 7142 tgr Ben Line ex OCEAN VALENTINE

12/4 Donkeyman, and junior engineers Alan ....... think he came from Aberdeen and Les Weston. Looks like the start of the watch as everyone is pretty clean !!

Myself with I think Gearge McBride the 5/e along with one of the deck cadets doing his engineroom time on the 12/4

6/1942 Completed by Todd-California Shipbuilding Corporation, Richmond, California (Yard No. 27) for the Ministry of War Transport (Wm. Thomson & Co., :Ben Line, managers) as "OCEAN VALENTINE". 7,142 grt 4,283 net 10,490 dwt 442 x 57 x 27' Triple expansion, 2,500 ihp by General Machine

On her way to Taiwanese breakers, October 1977. I'm sure this photo was actually taken on the 14th October, while at anchor, the day before we ran her up on the beach.

6/1942 Completed by Todd-California Shipbuilding Corporation, Richmond, California (Yard No. 27) for the Ministry of War Transport (Wm. Thomson & Co., :Ben Line, managers) as "OCEAN VALENTINE". 7,142 grt 4,283 net 10,490 dwt 442 x 57 x 27' Triple expansion, 2,500 ihp by General Machine