CHERRY BENZON, 87gt. I have gleaned her history from shipspotting.com at: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... lid=238651
POUL BENZON
1960: Built by and for "Verolme Dok- en Scheepsbouw Mij NV" at Rozenburg on their wharf at Alblasserdam (YN 637)(also said to be built by "Van der Giessen De Noord" at Alblasserdam)
1960 -15/10: completed(NLD flag, IVR 27.10766, c/s PGVB)
1984: To "Smit Internationale Havensleepdienst" at Rotterdam
1985 -28/02: To "Cherry Marine Ltd" at Middlesbrough, renamed CHERRY BENZON
1987: To "DTS - Dolphin Towing Services" at Paignton, renamed DTS PORPOISE
1989: To "Curnow Shipping Ltd" (Arthur Curnow) at Brixham, renamed PENDRAGON II
1994: To "Samos Shipping Ltd" at Plymouth, renamed PENDRAGON B
2000: To "Tuskar Shipping" (Heston O'Hanlon) at Waterford
2000 -16/10: Sank in the Atlantic whilst under tow by tug 'SEAGARTH' (1962) from Waterford to the Azores (49.39N - 105.05W)
The only photo I have of her taken by myself is this rather distant (poor quality scan thereby) shot in the River Tees - 19 October 1986: Ron