| 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, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 6cyl (26.375 x 91.3125ins), 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 courtesy of Kevin Blair
Photo courtesy of George Robinson
Photo courtesy of John Crossland
At the breakers. Photo courtesy of Chris Howell