| Name: | BRITISH THRIFT |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 14/06/1928 |
| Completed: | 09/1928 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1256 |
| Dimensions: | 707grt, 254nrt, 185.3 x 31.6 x 11.2ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Atlas Polar type, 4cyl (720 x 420mm), 191nhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 7.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 143992 |
| History: | |
| 30/08/1928 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London; registered at Swansea |
| 1935 | Renamed THRIFTIE |
| 1936 | Managers became Shell-Mex & BP Ltd; renamed SHELBRIT 2 |
| 1943 | Shell-Mex & BP Ltd, Swansea |
| 1952 | Registered at London; renamed SHELL LOADER |
| 1961 | Hellenic Shipyards Co Ltd, Piraeus; renamed AMPHITRITE |
| 1963 | Express Argosaronikos, Piraeus |
| 05/1985 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 05/1985: Broken up at Salamina, Salamis, Greece |
| 09/1985: Breaking up completed |
Above photo as SHELBRIT 2 is courtesy of Kees Helder
Above photo as SHELL LOADER is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as SHELL LOADER is courtesy of Kees Helder
Above photo as SHELL LOADER is courtesy of Kees Helder
Above photo as SHELL LOADER is courtesy of Kees Helder
Above photo as AMPHITRITE is copyright of Peter Davey