Bencruachan III

Scope and Content

  • 20 black and white photographs of ship at sea;
  • 1 colour photograph of ship at sea;
  • 4 black and white photographs of ship in port;
  • 6 colour photographs of ship in port;
  • 1 black and white photograph of Caterpillar tractor as cargo;
  • 3 black and white photographs of ship's deck equipment;
  • 8 black and white photographs of guests at launch of ship;
  • 8 black and white photographs of ship being launched from dry-dock;
  • 4 black and white photographs of ship being built;
  • 2 black and white photographs of ship's interior;
  • 7 black and white photographs of model of ship, some with Captain Kenneth H. Hardie beside it;
  • 1 black and white photograph of ship Captain shaking hands with a man in martial arts costume in front of ship;
  • 1 black and white photograph of head and shoulders of an unidentified man;
  • 1 black and white photograph of a helicopter airlifting a man from a ship;
  • 2 colour photographs of an orange helicopter on the ground and airborne with a man on the winch;
  • 27 colour photographs and 1 black and white photograph of damage to ship and cargo;
  • 1 colour postcard of ship at sea;
  • 1 black and white postcard of ship at sea;
  • 26 black and white negatives of ship;
  • 6 black and white contact prints of ship in port;
  • 1 letter from a child with a photograph of Benruachan asking for photographs of ships, 1978;
  • 2 copies of press pack, one draft with annotations, for Bencruachan maiden voyage reception, 1968;
  • 2 maiden voyage cards (both different designs);
  • 1 copy of passenger accomodation plan;
  • 1 reprinted article titled S. S. Bencruachan - Steam Turbine Cargo Liner for The Ben Line from Shipping World and Shipbuilder, October 1968;
  • 1 article titled Bencruachan from Shipbuilding and Shipping Record, October 1968;
  • 3 line drawings of the ship;
  • 4 letters accompanying photographs, 1965-1980;
  • 36 items of correspondence between Ben Line and various bodies including a florist, Interlink Public Relations, Killick Martin & Co, Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd, Campbell Harper Films Ltd, Charles Connel & Co and some internal communications concerning arrangements for the maiden voyage, 1968-1969;
  • 2 copies of an Interlink press release (1 for Hamburg and 1 for Antwerp) announcing maiden voyage, 1968;
  • 1 maiden voyage reception invite, 1968;
  • 1 copy of Lloyd's Shipping Register form with ship details filled in;
  • 1 pressclipping from Motor Ship regarding temporary repair to ship, 1973;
  • 3 black and white photographs of the ship's engine room, c1969;
  • 1 black and white photograph of a captain on ship with unknown woman;
  • 1 black and white photograph of Bencruachan II.