| Name: | BRITISH CHEMIST |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 07/05/1925 |
| Completed: | 07/1925 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 937 |
| Dimensions: | 10762dwt, 6997grt, 4129nrt, 439.7 x 57.1 x 33.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Fullagar type, 6cyl (23 x 72ins), 4925bhp; |
| (1930: Oil engine, 2SCSA, 4cyl (23.5 x 91.25ins), 3435bhp) | |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd; |
| (1930: William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland) | |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 148643 |
| History: | |
| 17/07/1925 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 08/09/1953 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 25/11/1929: Suffered an explosion in her cargo tanks whilst at Grangemouth |
| Taken to Smith's Dock at North Shields for repair | |
| 04/1930: Re-engined | |
| 08/1953: Sold to British Iron & Steel Corporation for breaking up | |
| Allocated to TW Ward Ltd at Inverkeithing | |
| 08/09/1953: Arrived at Inverkeithing for breaking up |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo is courtesy of John Bage
Western Daily Press, Tuesday, 26/11/1929