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Benton Field
T1-M-A1
"Bento Field", during construction in 1943.
( Bowling Green State University )
BENTON FIELD, T1-M-A1
Built by Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding Company, Duluth, Minnesota. Yardnumber 9. USMC Nr. 731.
Keel laid 14-07-1942.Launched 22-03-1943. Completed 06-08-1943. Official nr. 169628.
Gr. 1220 t., Net. 695 t., Dw. 1450 t.
L.o.a. 68,68 m., Br. 11,39 m., Dr. 4,06 m. Lloyds Register (IMO) or ID nr. 1169628.
Engine: 5 cyl 2SA 405 x 510 oil engine, manufactured by Fairbanks, Morse & Company, Beloit, Wisconsin. 860 B.h.p., 642 kW.
Speed 10 knots. 12 Tanks. Derricks: 1 x 3 t. Call sign: BHAJ.
History:
BENTON FIELD -1943 for Ministry Of War Transport (M.O.W.T.), London, Great Britain.
BENTON FIELD -1945 for Ministry Of War Transport (M.O.W.T.), London, Great Britain, s/o (Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., mgrs.)
BENTON FIELD -1946 for U. S. Maritime Commission, USA.
YUNG LU -1946 for Chinese Government, Shanghai, China.
YUNG LU -1949 for China Merchants SN Company Ltd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
CASUALTY REPORTS.
Reported YUNG LU sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived breakers yard November, 1963 to be broken up.
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