| Name: | BRITISH PLUCK |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 04/04/1928 |
| Completed: | 08/1928 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1254 |
| Dimensions: | 1087dwt, 1025grt, 514nrt, 230.0 x 32.7 x 13.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Neptune Polar type, 6cyl (420 x 720mm), 1430bhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 143990 |
| History: | |
| 11/08/1928 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 1936 | Operated by Shell-Mex & BP Ltd; renamed SHELBRIT 1 |
| 17/09/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | 17/09/1940: Mined & sank 3 miles off the Cromarty Firth |
| On a voyage from Grangemouth to Inverness in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Newcastle Journal, Thursday, 16/08/1928