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Name: BRITISH FAME
Type: Tanker
Launched: 25/02/1948
Completed: 08/02/1949
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Wallsend
Yard Number: 1761
Dimensions: 16849dwt, 11203grt, 6458nrt, 525.5 x 69.8 x 37.5ft
Engines: Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SCSA, 6cyl (670 x 2320), 6455bhp
Engines by: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 13.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 182948
08/02/1949 British Tanker Co Ltd, London
01/06/1956 BP Tanker Co Ltd, London
17/02/1972 Broken up
Comments: 1972: Sold for breaking up to TW Ward Ltd
17/02/1972:Arrived at Briton Ferry for breaking up


Photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair

Photo is courtesy of George Robinson

Photo is courtesy of John Crossland

At the breakers. Photo is courtesy of Chris Howell