SS Ben Doran

History
Name	Ben Doran
Owner	Irvin, Richard & Sons – Prince Steam Fishing Co., Ltd., North Shields (1900 – 1908); Davidson Thomas, Aberdeen (1908 – 1915); Royal Navy (1915 – 1920); Davidson Thomas, Aberdeen (1920 – 1925); Lewis, John & Sons, Aberdeen (1925 – 1930);
Port of registry	United Kingdom (Aberdeen)
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Yard number	331
Launched	3 March 1900
In service	1900 – 1930
Identification	Official number: 112912; A178;
Fate	Wrecked on Ve Skerries 29 March 1930
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler
Tonnage	155 GRT
Length	34 m (111 ft 7 in)
Beam	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Depth	3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	Steam
Crew	~9

SS Ben Doran was a steam fishing trawler that operated out of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was launched in 1900 and operated until its wrecking on the Ve Skerries, Shetland, on 29 March 1930, which claimed the lives of the full crew, believed to number nine crew members. Its wrecking has been called "the most tragic wreck in all Shetland's history".

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