Name: | BRITISH FREEDOM |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 30/03/1949 |
Completed: | 17/02/1950 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend Yard |
Yard Number: | 1765 |
Dimensions: | 11207grt, 6494nrt, 16170dwt, 525.5 x 69.8 x 37.5ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 6cyl (670 x 2320mm), 6400bhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 183097 |
History: | |
09/09/1949 | British Tanker Company Ltd, London |
01/06/1956 | Owners restyled BP Tanker Co Ltd |
20/04/1972 | Broken up |
Comments: | 15/03/1972: Sold for breaking up to Nissho-Iwai Co Ltd, Japan |
07/04/1972: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking up | |
20/04/1972: Breaking up commenced by I Chong Steel & Iron Works |
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