SS Empire Admiral

	SS Empire Admiral as SS Benledi
History
Name	Empire Admiral (1945-47); Peter Dal (1947-51); Benledi (1951-63); Andros Tommeno (1963-66); Unique Carrier (1966-69);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1945-47); Dalhousie Steam and Motorship Co, London (1947-51); W Thompson & Co, Edinburgh (1951-53); E G Thompson Ltd (1953-63); Andros Navigation Co, Nassau (1963); Frank Shipping Co Ltd, Liberia (1963-66); Unique Maritime Corporation, Liberia (1966-69);
Operator	Alfred Holt & Co (1945); Glen Line (1945-47); Kaye & Co (1947); Dalhousie Steam and Motorship Co (1947-51); Ben Line Steamers (1951-63); Thereafter owner operated;
Port of registry	Barrow in Furness (1945-63); Bahamas (1963); Liberia (1963-69);
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Barrow in Furness
Yard number	859
Launched	26 March 1945
Completed	August 1945
Identification	Official Number 169038 (1945-63); Code letters GFJQ (1945-63); ;
Fate	Scrapped in Taiwan, 1969
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,842 GRT
Length	451 ft (137.46 m)
Beam	66 ft 7 in (20.29 m)
Depth	31 ft (9.45 m)
Propulsion	2 x steam turbines driving a single screw through double reduction gearing.
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)

SS Empire Admiral was a 7,842 ton steamship which was built in 1945 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), she was sold in 1947 becoming Peter Dal, and sold again in 1951 and renamed Benledi. In 1953 she was sold to Bahamas and renamed Andros Tommeno, being resold later that year to Liberia. In 1966 she was resold and renamed Unique Carrier, serving until 1969 when she was scrapped in Taiwan.

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