Name: | BRITISH FLAG |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 12/02/1953 |
Completed: | 07/1953 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 716 |
Dimensions: | 16070dwt, 11327grt, 6545nrt, 525.5 x 69.8 x 37.5ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 6cyl (26.375 x 91.3125), 6400bhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 185934 |
History: | |
07/1953 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
01/06/1956 | Company restyled BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
19/07/1971 | Broken up |
Comments: | 19/07/1971: Arrived for breaking up at Burriana, Spain |
02/08/1971: Breaking up commenced by Aguilar y Peris |
Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
Photo copyright of AJ Hawker