Name: | BRITISH GRATITUDE |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 26/09/1942 |
Completed: | 12/1942 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 1673 |
Dimensions: | 8463grt, 4929nrt, 470.1 x 61.9 x 33.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCSA, B&W type, 6cyl (740 x 1500mm), 490nhp |
Engines by: | Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
Reg Number: | 168355 |
History: | |
08/12/1942 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
1956 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
12/05/1959 | Broken up |
Comments: | 12/05/1959: Arrived at Tamise for breaking up by Jos Boel & Fils SA |
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