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Name: BRITISH VIRTUE
Type: Tanker
Launched: 12/03/1945
Completed: 06/1945
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Neptune yard, Low Walker
Yard Number: 1762
Dimensions: 8553grt, 5037nrt, 12465dwt, 486.3 x 61.9 x 33.9ft
Engines: Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SCSA, 4cyl (600 x 2320mm), 687nhp
Engines by: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Reg Number: 180567
History:
06/1945 British Tanker Co Ltd, London
1956 BP Tanker Co Ltd, London
04/05/1962 Broken up
Comments: 04/05/1962: Arrived at Troon for breaking up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd


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