| Name: | BORDER CASTLE |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 19/10/1960 |
| Completed: | 03/1961 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1956 |
| Dimensions: | 13235grt, 7519nrt, 19925dwt, 569.2 x 72.7 x 31.6ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SCSA, 6cyl (700 x 2320mm), 7200bhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
| Reg Number: | 186915 |
| History: | |
| 03/1961 | Lowland Tanker Co Ltd (Common Bros Ltd), Newcastle |
| 1976 | Managers became BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 1979 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 1980 | BP Shipping Ltd, London |
| 1981 | Relay Maritime Inc, Panama; renamed FIVE BROOKS |
| 04/01/1987 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 17/10/1986: Damaged and set on fire by an attack from Iranian gunboats in |
| the Straits of Hormuz, 8 miles N of Bukha. Towed to Khor Fakkan | |
| 04/01/1987: Arrived at Gadani Beach for breaking up by World Marine Shipping |
Above photo as BORDER CASTLE is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as BORDER CASTLE is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as BORDER CASTLE is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as BORDER CASTLE is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as FIVE BROOKS is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield