SS Empire Admiral

SS Empire Admiral as SS Benledi
History
Name
  • Empire Admiral (1945-47)
  • Peter Dal (1947-51)
  • Benledi (1951-63)
  • Andros Tommeno (1963-66)
  • Unique Carrier (1966-69)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-47)
  • Dalhousie Steam and Motorship Co, London (1947-51)
  • W Thompson & Co, Edinburgh (1951-53)
  • E G Thompson Ltd (1953-63)
  • Andros Navigation Co, Nassau (1963)
  • Frank Shipping Co Ltd, Liberia (1963-66)
  • Unique Maritime Corporation, Liberia (1966-69)
Operator
  • Alfred Holt & Co (1945)
  • Glen Line (1945-47)
  • Kaye & Co (1947)
  • Dalhousie Steam and Motorship Co (1947-51)
  • Ben Line Steamers (1951-63)
  • Thereafter owner operated
Port of registry
  • Barrow in Furness (1945-63)
  • Bahamas (1963)
  • Liberia (1963-69)
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Barrow in Furness
Yard number859
Launched26 March 1945
CompletedAugust 1945
Identification
FateScrapped in Taiwan, 1969
General characteristics
Tonnage7,842 GRT
Length451 ft (137.46 m)
Beam66 ft 7 in (20.29 m)
Depth31 ft (9.45 m)
Propulsion2 x steam turbines driving a single screw through double reduction gearing.
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)

SS Empire Admiral was a 7,842 ton steamship which was built in 1945 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), she was sold in 1947 becoming Peter Dal, and sold again in 1951 and renamed Benledi. In 1953 she was sold to Bahamas and renamed Andros Tommeno, being resold later that year to Liberia. In 1966 she was resold and renamed Unique Carrier, serving until 1969 when she was scrapped in Taiwan.