Ben
Also known as: Mesme
Ben was a wooden single screw motor yacht of 42.5 ft length on the waterline, built in 1927 by Hugh MacLean & Sons Ltd of Govan to A. Mylne & Co. design number 245. The vessel was fitted with an Atlantic Engine Co. motor from Wishaw. Design 245 had been developed in 1916, some eleven years before the yacht's construction. Ben is no longer in existence.
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A. Mylne & Co. began designing motor yachts in the early 1900s as internal combustion engines became reliable and economical. By 1916, when design 245 was produced, the office had established a substantial portfolio of single and twin screw types ranging from small coastal vessels to larger cruising yachts. The 1920s saw continued demand for such designs, particularly among owner-operators and small commercial users. Ben's construction in 1927 fell within this active period. Hugh MacLean & Sons represented the network of Clyde yards, from large shipbuilders to specialist small-craft builders, that brought Mylne designs into being. The loss of Ben reflects the inevitable attrition of wooden vessels over the decades.