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Subject: Re: SS Benalbanach

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Vernon R697530 (Ship info)

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Date Posted: 21/05/08 10:56pm
In reply to: Joanne Eggerling 's message, "SS Benalbanach" on 21/05/08 1:00pm

Hi,
There are various Pics of the Ship but not sure if any are of what you are after.
Vernon

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Details of the 1940 built Ben Line Steamer BENALBANACH below.

BENALBANACH Built 1940 Official No 167030
Ben Line; 1940; Chas. Cornell & Co.; 7,153 tons; 436-3X 56-
7x35-3; 700 n.h.p.; 13-5 knots; triple-expansion engines.
The Ben liner Benalbanach, Capt. D. K. C. Macgregor, was taken
over for service as an auxiliary transport late in 1941 and in November,
1942, she took part in the landing at Oran in the North African
campaign.
The ship's second journey to North Africa ended in tragedy. On
Christmas Eve, 1942, she left the Clyde with a crew of 74 and 389
officers and men of the Motor Transport, as well as a cargo of tanks,
motor vehicles, ammunition, petrol and general military stores. At
just after six o'clock on the evening of January 6th, 1943, the
Benalbanach, which was in convoy, was attacked E. of Algiers by a
German aircraft with two torpedoes, which hit the ship in No. 3
and No. 5 holds. She sank almost immediately with 57 crew and 340
troops, Capt. Macgregor dying from exhaustion after three hours in
the water and just as he was about to be rescued by a destroyer.

Source of info

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Re: SS Benalbanach	Vernon R697530 (Painting)	21/05/08 11:17pm