Name: | BORDER SENTINEL |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 19/07/1955 |
Completed: | 04/11/1955 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1904 |
Dimensions: | 15968dwt, 11335grt, 6334nrt, 525.5 x 69.8 x 37.5ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 6cyl (670 x 2320mm) |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 186849 |
History: | |
04/11/1955 | Lowland Tanker Co Ltd (Common Bros Ltd, managers) |
23/03/1970 | Nettuno Shipping Corp, Liberia; renamed NETTUNO |
23/03/1970 | Southern Shipping & Finance Co Ltd, London, appointed managers |
04/02/1976 | Broken up |
Comments: | 04/02/1976: Beached at Gadani Beach for breaking up |
Above: BORDER SENTINEL leaving for trials. Photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo, dated 18/06/1966, is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo is copyright of Alex Wood
Above photo is copyright of Mike Griffiths
Above photo is copyright of RA Priest
Above photo as NETTUNO is dated 09/05/1971 and is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield