| Name: | BEN LEDI |
| Launched: | |
| Completed: | 1878 |
| Builder: | Hall Russell & Co, Aberdeen |
| Yard Number: | 213 |
| Dimensions: | 114grt, 10nrt, 90.0 x 18.6 x 10.2ft |
| Engines: | L2cyl (25 x 48ins), 50nhp |
| Engines By: | Hall Russell & Co, Aberdeen |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 79641 |
| History: | |
| 1878 | JF Gibb; registered at London |
| 1882 | JN Newton, Aberdeen |
| 1883 | Registered at Aberdeen |
| 1886 | Robert Lumley Cook, Sunderland |
| 04/1891 | Ayr Harbour Trustees; registered at Ayr |
| 05/1897 | R Redhead & MH Redhead (t/a Robert Redhead & Son);registered at Newcastle |
| 05/1903 | Transferred to MH Redhead & Susannah H White |
| 06/1916 | Transferred to Robert Redhead & Son Ltd |
| 08/1929 | Transferred to Redhead & Dry's Tugs Ltd |
| 1935 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 08/1914 to 09/1915 Hired by the Admiralty |
BEN LEDI with Funnel down, approaching the Swing Bridge.
Photo copyright Newcastle City Library