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Saturday, January 2, 1965 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate 		BENNEVIS (1959-1973 General cargo liner of Ben Line, Edinburgh) Own Page

Why would Ben Line's BENNEVIS call at Famagusta (Cyprus) in 1965 ???
Port of RegistryLeith (Scotland)
Gross Tonnage7,591

28 February 2019   Jim Murray (Edinburgh, Scotland) writes :

 

Why would BENNEVIS call at Cyprus in 1965 ?

 

   I was surprised to read your reference to Ben Line’s BENNEVIS leaving Southampton for Famagusta (Cyprus) in January 1965.

   I had never heard of a Ben ship calling at Cyprus and would be interested if anyone can tell why BENNEVIS would call there ???