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MV Ben Bates

Tanker · built 1956

IMO5040378No AIS position on record

In short

MV Ben Bates (Tanker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
Tanker
Flag
—
Year built
1956
Gross tonnage
—
Size (length × beam)
55 m
Registered owner
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Photo: Peter Pearson · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

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Identity & particulars

Name
MV Ben Bates
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5040378
Flag
—
Vessel type
Tanker
Length overall
55.1 m
Beam
—
Year built
1956

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Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About MV Ben Bates

MV Ben Bates was a coastal tanker built for the National Benzole Company by Rowhedge Ironworks in 1956. She was sold to Shell-Mex and BP in 1959. In 1972 she was again sold, to Woodwards Oil, and renamed MV Tana Woodward in 1973. Her final sale was to Coastal Shipping in 1976. She was scrapped in 1987.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Ben Bates now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Ben Bates in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is MV Ben Bates?
MV Ben Bates is a tanker, built in 1956 by Rowhedge Ironworks. The vessel is 55.1 m long.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Ben Bates?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Ben Bates from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MV Ben Bates. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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