Darian (1922)

Later names
Benvrackie (1939)

Builder:
D & W Henderson Co. Ltd.
Glasgow, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1922
Launched:
August 8, 1922
Type:
Cargo
Completed:
September 20, 1922
Fate:
Sunk May 13, 1941 by U-105 (torpedo).

Location: North Atlantic 718 miles southwest of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
(00.49N - 20.15W)

15 crewmen and 15 survivors from the SS Lassell who were on board were killed.
55 (or 58) survivors were picked up May 26 by HMHS Oxfordshire and landed at Freetown.


Owner
Frederick Leyland & Company
(Leyland Line)
Liverpool, England
1934:
Charente Steamship Co. Ltd.
(T & J Harrison)
Liverpool, England
1939:
Ben Line Steamers Ltd.
(William Thomson & Co.)
Leith, Scotland


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
400' 2" (PP)
Engines:
1 quadruple expansion
Beam:
52' 4"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
35' (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
6,434
HP:
3,000
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
12 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Masts:
2


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Builder's Data
Page published May 13, 2009