Name: | BRITISH CAPTAIN |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 17/11/1922 |
Completed: | 02/1923 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 933 |
Dimensions: | 6968grt, 4073nrt, 440.0 x 57.1 x 37.8ft |
Engines: | 2 x Steam Turbines, 654nhp |
Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 146691 |
History: | |
22/01/1923 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
02/12/1941 | Sank |
Comments: | 02/12/1941: Mined & sunk 30 miles NE of Felixstowe at 52.13N - 1.55E |
On a voyage from Corpus Christi via Methil to Shell Haven with motor spirit & fuel oil |
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