Ben
Ben is a single-screw motor yacht of A. Mylne & Co. design number 284, built in 1922 by George Malcolm & Co. of Helensburgh. The vessel measured 18.33 feet on the waterline with a beam of 8 feet and a draft of 2.66 feet. She was powered by a petrol four-cylinder Atlantic Engine Company motor. The current status and location of Ben are not known.
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Historical Context
During the 1920s, A. Mylne & Co. continued to design a broad range of vessels, from larger sailing yachts to smaller motor craft suited to Scottish waters and coastal cruising. The emergence of purpose-built, compact motor yachts reflected changing patterns in leisure boating; petrol engines, though requiring careful handling, offered convenience and reliability superior to the paraffin engines of the previous decade. George Malcolm & Co., Mylne's builder in Helensburgh, was one of several yards executing these designs. Design 284 sits within Mylne's extensive catalogue of modest motor yachts from this period, vessels that served private owners and small-scale commercial operators.