A number of ships have been named SS ''Benlomond'', after
Ben Lomond, a mountain in Scotland. Seven were operated by the
Ben Line
The Ben Line or Ben Line Steamers, Limited was a Scottish shipping company based in Leith, Scotland founded in 1825 which was primarily involved in the Far East to Europe trade. A private company, it was largely owned by members of the Thomso ...
, or its predecessors:
Ships of Ben Line
* was a cargo ship launched in 1890. She was renamed ''Asahi Maru'' in 1910, ''Mercator'' in 1920, and was scrapped in 1923.
* was a cargo ship launched in 1911 and scrapped in 1932.
* was a cargo ship launched in 1914 as ''Roman Prince''. She was renamed ''Berwick Law'' in 1926, ''Benlomond'' in 1933 and ''Chrysopolis'' in 1935. She was wrecked in 1936.
* was a cargo ship launched in 1922 as ''Cynthiana''. She was renamed ''Hoosac'' later in 1922, ''London Corporation'' in 1923, ''Marionga J. Goulandris'' in 1937 and ''Benlomond'' in 1938, and was sunk by a German submarine in 1942.
* was an
Ocean-type cargo ship launched in 1942 as ''Ocean Valentine''. She was renamed ''Benlomond'' in 1946, ''Yangos'' in 1956, and was scrapped in 1966.
* was a cargo ship launched in 1957 and scrapped in 1977.
* was a
drillship built in 1975 as ''Fredericksburg'', renamed ''Benlomond'' in 1981 and ''Deepsea Lomond'' in 1992.
See also
* was a wooden
paddle steamer
A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water. In antiquity, paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses wer ...
launched in 1825.
*''
Benlomond'' was a three-masted sailing ship launched in 1862, and later renamed ''Sophie Wilhelmine''.
* was a New Zealand steam ship launched in 1872.
* was a cargo ship launched in 1906 and sunk by a German submarine in 1918.
* was an
LST (3)-class tank landing ship of the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
.
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Ship names