Name: | BRITISH VIRTUE |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 12/03/1945 |
Completed: | 06/1945 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1762 |
Dimensions: | 8553grt, 5037nrt, 12465dwt, 486.3 x 61.9 x 33.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SCSA, 4cyl (600 x 2320mm), 687nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Reg Number: | 180567 |
History: | |
06/1945 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
1956 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
04/05/1962 | Broken up |
Comments: | 04/05/1962: Arrived at Troon for breaking up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd |
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