Fleet List

official number
date purchased
vessel's name
gross reg. tonnage
date built
 
87583
1914 BEN VEG (1) 159 1914 Sank after collision 22nd May'41
(abandoned & sank 8 miles North of
Point of Ayre).
121247 1916 BEN REIN (1)
ex 'Starling'
212 1905 Lost by enemy action 7th February
1918. (Sunk 35 miles N.5W from
Liverpool).
Ben Rein (1)
136334 1917 BEN VARREY
(1)

ex 'Whitestone
198 1914
Sold in 1946 to Combenlongstaff &
Co., renamed 'Gloucesterbrook'
renamed 'Lisa EG' in 1947, renamed
'Johan' in 1954 (Danish) renamed
'Sea Explorer' (W. Germ) 1980/1
towed to Germany for Breaking.
120783 1919 BEN REIN (2)
ex 'Tern'
156 1905
Sold October 1921.
Understand lost in W.W.II 19th
February 1941 still named Ben Rein
(Owned by Southern Salvage Co.
Barnstaple) 2.5 miles E. of
Manacles presumed mined.
137825 1918 BEN VOOAR (1)
ex 'Redstone'
227 1916
Grounded entering Coleraine on
21st June 1936 and became a
total loss.
Ben Vooar (1)
87585 1920 BEN SEYR 267 1920
Sailed from Ramsey 2nd October
1938 loaded with Oats for Cardiff
not heard of again. Presumed
lost same day in severe S.W. Gale.
95756 1923 BEN BLANCHE
ex 'Sarah Blanche'
243 1891
Went ashore at Oxwich Point,
South Wales on 17th December
1933 and became a total loss.
143555 1924 BEN JEE (1)
ex 'Jolly Basil'
366 1919
Sold in 1933 to United Molasses
Co. And renamed 'Athelrill'
renamed 'Morarill' in 1948.
Ben Jee (1) entering Preston
102899 1928 BEN MAY
ex 'Ready'
ex 'Marche-Driot'
ex 'Glen May'
154 1894
Sold to Mr S. Grey, Belfast
July 1937. Lost near Mull of
Galloway 14th November 1938.
144851 1936 BEN ELLAN (1)
ex 'Moorside'
ex 'Pegrix'
270 1921
Sold 6th July 1961 for demolition
to Dublin.
BEN ELLAN (1) at Ramsey Quay, Isle of Man
136358 1938 BEN VOOAR (2)
ex 'Cargan'
274 1916
Sold to Greenock 18th January
1956.
BEN VOOAR (2) at Port Erin, Isle of Man 1951
147251 1938 BEN AIN (1)
ex 'Doris Thomas'(1936)
ex 'Dennis Head' (1938)
266 1924
Sold for demolition 5th June '63
and delivered to Passage West.
140103 1944 BEN VEEN (1)
ex 'Crossbill'
309 1920
Sold for demolition 20th
December 1962 to Passage West.
BEN VEEN (1) entering Ramsey, Isle of Man
143512 1946 BEN JEE (2)
ex 'Stertpoint'
ex 'Ashdene'
312 1920
Stranded near Point of Ayre in 1952 and subsequently broken up.
147211 1954 BEN VARREY (2)
ex 'Mia' (1937)
ex Beaconia' (1954)
266 1923
Sold for demolition 25th March
1957 to Dublin.
BEN VARREY (2) at Douglas, Isle of Man
145556 1955 BEN MAYE (1)
ex 'Tod Head'
ex 'Kyle Rhea'
323 1921
Sold for demolition to W.H.
Arnett Young & Co. Troon
delivered 15th December 1964.
144865 1956 BEN REIN (3)
ex 'Lita' (1954)
ex 'Tamara' (1956)
407 1947
Sold to Nimitrios Piraeux,
Greece 3rd February 1972
renamed 'Gianne P'.
184821 1959 BEN VOOAR (3)
ex 'Mudo'
427 1950
Sold after sustaining damage
at Inishowan Head. Sold 20th
August 1975 to be Le Blond
Shipping, Newcastle. Renamed
'Arran Firth'.
184822 1963 BEN VARREY (3) 451 1963 Sold for demolition 2nd August
1985 (Millom).
184823 1965 BEN VEG (2) 346 1965 Sold October 1978 to Tyne Ship
Repair group. 1980 Interisland
Shipping, West Indies.
3/4 August 1980 driven aground
at Bridgetown, Bahamas by
Hurricane 'Allen'. 9th Aug. 1980
refloated and towed to Georgetown
St. Vincent. 1980 renamed 'Benn'
by Interisland Shipping and
transferred to St. Vincent Flag
 
BEN VEG (2) on passage from Ramsey to Belfast carrying barley.
 
307950 1971 BEN VEEN (2)
ex 'Plover'
486 1965
Sold 30th November 1984 to Capt.
B. Wells, Chatham, Kent renamed
'Medina D'. Sank off Lowestoft
19th October 1988.
308078 1976 BEN AIN (2)
ex 'Gretchen Weston'
ex 'Deben'
500 1966
Sold to Pike Ship Sales, London
6th June 1991. Sold to Ptolemeos
Tlais, Liamassol, Cyprus. Renamed
'Prince' Honduras flag.
377475 1988 BEN VANE
ex 'Julie S'
ex 'Bulk Moon'
499 1977
Sold to Clydeboyd (Fort William) Ltd
27th July 2001. Renamed "Ben Nevis"
and registered Glasgow.
 
BEN VANE at Ramsey Quay, Isle of Man
398843 1990 BEN ELLAN (2)
ex 'River Tamar
498 1981
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386403 1995 BEN MAYE (2)
ex 'Vendome'
ex 'Peroto'
488 1979
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722827 1999 BEN VARREY (4)
ex "Triumph"'
997 1986
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