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Ben Harold Smith

Submitted by Kees Helder on Thu, 07/16/2015 - 19:53
About

Launched on 22-5-1952 by Mrs Harold G Smith, wife of a Director of the National Benzole Co Ltd. Completed 1952 as Ben Harold Smith for National Benzole Comp. 1959 sold to Shell-Mex & BP. 1975 transferred to BP Oil and renamed BP Zest in 1976. 1980 sold to Gamma Navigation and renamed Gamma. 1982 renamed Doxa. 1996 sold to Thalassopouli Maritime and renamed Vasoula. 2012 still sailing.

Information
Also known as
BP Zest
Gamma
Doxa
Vasoula
IMO number
5040433
Call sign
GPSJ
Construction number
742
Tonnage
325 ton
Beam
8m
Length overall
41m
Year of construction
1952
Year of renaming/broken up
2012
Service for Shell
1959 to 1975
Cargo
Oil
Class
Coastal tanker
Flag state
Great Britain
Home port
London
Manager
Shell Mex & BP Ltd. UK
Shipyard
Rowhedge Ironworks Colchester UK
Status
Sailing / Sailed for Shell-Mex & BP
Photo(s)

Sailors

Name Job Period Details
Geoffrey Nicks able seaman 1954

Anecdotes

Date Visitor Anecdote
03/19/2009 - 01:52 Geoffrey Nicks

Both the Ben Harold Smith and the Ben Sadler were river tankers,the skipper and mate on both of them were freemen of the river Thames the rest of the crew were MN personel.
Geoff Nicks