| Name: | CALTEX MANCHESTER |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 29/04/1953 |
| Completed: | 10/1953 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 713 |
| Dimensions: | 17510dwt, 11804grt, 6768nrt, 544.5 x 70.0 x 30.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 185970 |
| History: | |
| 30/10/1953 | Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd, London |
| 1964 | Registered at Sydney, Australia |
| 1968 | Texaco Overseas Tankship Ltd, Sydney |
| 1968 | First Line Co Ltd, Panama; renamed WORLD KIM |
| 1970 | Alliance Tankers Inc, Panama; renamed HONGKONG CRUSADE |
| 13/12/1972 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 13/12/1972: Arrived at Hong Kong for breaking up by Fuji Marden & Co Ltd |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of the Harry Stott collection