Name: | BRITISH CHARACTER |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 25/08/1941 |
Completed: | 12/1941 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1698 |
Dimensions: | 8453grt, 4910nrt, 466.3 x 61.9 x 33.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Doxford Type, 4cyl (23.6 x 91.3ins), 687nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Reg Number: | 168246 |
History: | |
19/12/1941 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
01/06/1956 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
19/03/1959 | Broken up |
Comments: | 19/03/1959: Arrived at Bo'ness for breaking up by P & W MacLellan Ltd |
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