Ben Line list

[Robert Golightly]

From TS Dolphin Leith 65/66 joined for coast as galley boy on Ben Cleuch May 66? First time abroad. Coast included Rotterdam and Hamburg.
Then galley boy on Benvorlich, took RAF Javelin jet on deck: Suez, Penang, Port Sweetenham, Seletar (offload Javelin), Singapore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Shimizu, Nagoya, Kobe, Keelung, Kaohsiung then back to UK via Hong Kong.
Left MN in 68 and joined RAF - must have been inspired by the Javelin.

Robert Golightly

[Jim Egan]

Anyone kicking about that was on Benarty Feb 1976 until July 76. The trip we hit a Rock/Reef going into Puerto Rico, West indies to land a young deck cadet who had broken his wrist/arm. Start of trip we were in Middlesborough loading a large 180 ton lift for Korea,day we due to sail tugs on strike,think stuck for a week.Mate made us relash this deck cargo,which went all way up port side for,d. Bosun was the Beast,Jackie Callender his side kick AB/Bosun.
J.Egan

[StefanSzymendera]

I joined the Benvalla as a deck boy in 1966.

[Tony Morcom]

Welcome to the site Stefan Thanks for stopping by to introduce yourself. It is to be hoped that you enjoy the contents here which are as varied as the members.

[Sammi Perkins]

Hi,

I joined my first Ben Line ship, Benstac, in April 1979 as Deck Cadet and then served on the ...................................

I think i sailed with you, were you known as shagger

[Michael Parker]

sent you a message Davy Hope you got it?

[george wybar]

Hi there,

I was on the Benvrackie for about a year from late 1970 till late 1971.I remember leaving Hull with £SD and returning to decimalisation.Also joined the Bendoran a couple of years later chartered to Hapag LLoyd of Germany.Of all the runs,I thought the Far East was the best of them all.Isailed as EDH.Now back in my home town of Largs in Ayrshire.

[Tam Carr]

Tam Carr here who joined Benvrackie in London 1974 and sailed on many ships until transfering to Atlantic Drilling in 1982. Ended up joining Smedvig in Singapore in 1995 and am still with them (now Seadrill) as Project Barge Captain building new Tender Barges in Nantong, China. email is tam_1955@yahoo.co.uk or look for me on Facebook.

[Raymond Witkowski]

i knew jimmy cordiner very well as he was my next door neighbour when i was a kid was davey thompson a short stout lad with a black bushy beard

[Andrew Gilchrist]

ANDREW GILCHRIST , I was on the BENVORLICH from september 1969 till December 1970 ,I understand the boat was then sold to the Greeks ,we left it in Hull after the Far East tour . I joined the Benvorlich in Le Havre and paid off in Hull . A great old boat !.