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Benya River (1979/07/22)
  IMO: 6523468  
Details/Construction
Builder:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson ShipyardLocation:Wallsend-on-Tyne, EnglandHull #:2008
Keel Layed:1964/12Launched:1965/09/27Commissioned:1965/11
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Sulzer 6-cylinder diesel engineOutput:7200 bhp (5371 kW) - 17.0 knots
Manufacturer:Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company - Wallsend-on-Tyne, England
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):138.54 m (454.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:7337
Length (lbp):129.22 m (424.0 ft)Net Tonnage:4238
Beam:19.11 m (62.7 ft)Dead Weight:10178
Depth:10.88 m (35.7 ft)Displacement:
Draft:8.541 m (28.0 ft) 
Change Description:Data from Lloyds Register 1980-81
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Black Star Line Ltd. - Ghana1965/111985/03
Alice Company Garment & Knitters Ltd. - Ghana1985/031988/02
S.A.B. Oteju - Ghana1988/021988/11
FleetFromUntil
Black Star Line Ltd. - Takoradi, Ghana1965/111985/03
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Benya River1985/03
Water Wealth1985/12
Jah1988/02
Water Wealth1988/11
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
316553 Takoradi, Ghana 9GVG 1965/11 1988/11
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Alang, India by the Haryana Steel Company
Arrival at Yard1988/11/30Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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