Name |
BEN GLAS |
Construction |
STEEL |
Type |
STEAM TRAWLER |
Date |
1917 |
Official Number |
139877 |
Description |
BEN GLAS, SN 336 WWII, FY808 Yard Number: 597 Date of Build/Launch: March 1917 Requisitioned in May 1917 and converted to minesweeper. Returned to owners, 1919. Requisitioned in November 1939 and converted to armed patrol vessel. Converted to minesweeper, June 1940. Converted to Esso, June 1944. Returned to owners in October 1944. LR Class Withdrawn 9/51 Broken up in the U.K. 1960 |
Shipbuilder |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited |
Shipowner |
Richard Irvin And Sons Limited |
Dimensions |
length 122 1/3' x breadth 22 1/12' x depth 13 3/12' Gross Tonnage: 234 ton |