Name: | BRITISH UNION |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 20/12/1949 |
Completed: | 05/1950 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1876 |
Dimensions: | 8663grt, 4985nrt, 12167dwt, 469.6 x 61.9 x 33.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SCSA, 4cyl (600 x 2320mm), 3100bhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Reg Number: | 183237 |
History: | |
05/1950 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
1956 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
19/12/1962 | Broken up |
Comments: | 19/12/1962: Arrived at Inverkeithing for breaking up by TW Ward Ltd |
Above photo copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo copyright of AJ Hawker