| Name: | ESSO NEWCASTLE |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 19/06/1963 |
| Completed: | 12/1963 |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
| Yard: | High Walker |
| Yard Number: | 170 |
| Dimensions: | 31729grt, 16959nrt, 48400dwt, 740.0 x 102.3 x 37.8ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 19000shp |
| Engines by: | Vickers-Armstrongs (Engineering) Ltd, Barrow in Furness |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 17.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 305871 |
| History: | |
| 12/1963 | Esso Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1977 | Renamed WP NO 1 |
| 1980 | Renamed EXXON SANTA YNEZ |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | 02/03/1977: Arrived at Sasebo for conversion to a floating production facility |
| The deck house, funnel & engine were removed & new spar deck fitted |
Above photo as ESSO NEWCASTLE is courtesy of Auke Visser
Above photo as ESSO NEWCASTLE is courtesy of Auke Visser
Above photo as ESSO NEWCASTLE is courtesy of Auke Visser