Name: | BLACK ROVER |
Type: | Fleet Tanker |
Launched: | 30/08/1973 |
Completed: | 22/08/1974 |
Builder: | Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 60 |
Dimensions: | 6799dwt, 7574grt, 3256nrt, 131.07 x 19.21 x 10.22metres |
Engines: | 2 x Vee oil engines, 4SA, Pielstick type, 16cyl (400 x 460), 15360bhp |
Engines by: | Crossley Premier Engines Ltd, Manchester |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw (controllable pitch) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 363380 |
History: | |
22/08/1974 | Royal Fleet Auxilliary, London |
01/09/2019 | Broken up |
Comments: | 01/09/2019: Arrived at Aliaga for breaking up |
02/09/2019: Breaking up commenced by Sok GS |
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