Name: | BRITISH EMPRESS |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 23/03/1917 |
Completed: | 05/1917 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 998 |
Dimensions: | 6847grt, 4253nrt, 430.1 x 57.0 x 33.1ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45 & 74 x 54ins), 620nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 140297 |
History: | |
05/1917 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
01/1937 | Broken up |
Comments: | 16/01/1937: Arrived at Bruges for breaking by Van Heyghen Freres |
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