Dakarian
Ship Number
505M
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
D&W Henderson
Yard
Meadowside
Launch Date
10/11/1920
Delivered
04/11/1921
Owner
F. Leyland & Co.
Weight
6426 grt
BP Length
400.3 feet
Breadth
52.5 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Q4cyl (25.5,34,49&70x51ins), 626nhp by D. & W. Henderson & Co.
Official No.
145891
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Broken Up
Dakarian

Vessels under construction at D & W Henderson of Meadowside when the yard was taken over by Harland & Wolff in 1919. Henderson's ship numbers were retained for these vessels.
 
Laid down as Dahovian
 
1933 Charente S.S. Co. Ltd. (T.&.J. Harrison), Liverpool
1939 Ben Line Steamers Ltd. (W Thomson & Co), Leith, renamed Benvannoch
1946 Bank Line Ltd (A Weir & Co), Glasgow, renamed Birchbank
1952 Kato Sempaku K.K., Osaka,rwnamed Shunkei Maru
1955 Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Osaka, renamed Indus Maru
 
Broken up at Sakai 23rd November 1958