BD4056 - Ship's fittings
Ben Dearg
Propeller: painted iron.
Site Area Code South Coast
Number of Items 1
Material Ship's fittings
Museum Reference
Registration Number 4056
ID 24135
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Ben Dearg
SS Ben Dearg (1925-1951) ex Thomas Alexander, ex Etoile Polaire, ex Daily Express, ex Turcoman
The Castle Class trawler Ben Dearg was originally built for the UK Admiralty as the Thomas Alexander, and served most of its life as a trawler in French and UK fisheries. It was renamed the Ben Dearg in 1936 and in 1939 the UK Admiralty requisitioned the Ben Dearg as a minesweeper in World War...