Name: | BRITISH DRAGOON |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 25/04/1963 |
Completed: | 11/1963 |
Builder: | Hawthorn, Leslie (Ship Builders) Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 748 |
Dimensions: | 52928dwt, 31544grt, 17851nrt, 726.3 x 102.3 x 41.2ft |
Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 16000shp |
Engines by: | Hawthorn, Leslie (Engineering) Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 15.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 304714 |
History: | |
11/1963 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
1981 | BP Shipping Ltd, London |
08/12/1982 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1970: Converted to a lightening tanker, with fenders attached to port side |
08/12/1982: Arrived at Gadani Beach to be broken up | |
21/02/1983: Breaking up commenced by Zulfiqar Metal Industries |
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