MV Ben Bates
 Ben Bates in dry dock shortly after launch
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Builder | Rowhedge Ironworks, Colchester |
| Launched | 6 September 1956 |
| Completed | 1956 |
| Out of service | 1987 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5040378 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 565 |
The MV Ben Bates was a coastal tanker built for the National Benzole Company by Rowhedge Ironworks in 1956. She was sold to Shell-Mex and BP in 1959. In 1972 she was again sold, to , and renamed MV Tana Woodward. Her final sale was to in 1976. She was scrapped in 1987.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Shell tanker 'Ben Bates'". helderline.nl. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
External links[]
Media related to IMO 5040378 at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Oil tankers
- 1956 ships