Name: | BRITISH SPLENDOUR |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 16/08/1950 |
Completed: | 12/1950 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 1789 |
Dimensions: | 11233grt, 6462nrt, 16145dwt, 547.0 x 69.8 x 30.0ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SA, 6cyl (670 x 2320mm), 6400bhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
Reg Number: | 184335 |
History: | |
19/12/1950 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
1955 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
26/03/1972 | Broken up |
Comments: | 26/03/1972: Arrived at Santander for breaking up by Recuperaciones Submarinas |
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