| Name: | BRITISH LIGHT |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 03/10/1917 |
| Completed: | 12/1917 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 878 |
| Dimensions: | 6470grt, 3889nrt, 419.7 x 54.3 x 32.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (28, 46 & 76 x 51ins), 586nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 140449 |
| History: | |
| 18/12/1917 | UK Shipping Controller (British Tanker Co Ltd, managers), London |
| 1919 | The Admiralty (British Tanker Co Ltd, managers), London |
| 1937 | The Admiralty, London; renamed OLWEN |
| 1947 | M Esmailiji, London |
| 1948 | Saifuddin Shaikh Sharafali, London |
| 1949 | Gulf Steamships Ltd, London; renamed MUSHTARI |
| 1952 | Registered at Karachi, Pakistan |
| 10/1959 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 10/1959: Broken up at Karachi by Ibrahim Millwala |
Above photo, dated June 1930, is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return