Name: | BURMAH SAPPHIRE |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 01/04/1953 |
Completed: | 08/1953 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 1821 |
Dimensions: | 6231grt, 3345nrt, 434.2 x 56.2 x 31.1ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 4cyl (600 x 2320mm), 700mn |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
Reg Number: | 185941 |
History: | |
01/09/1953 | Burmah Oil Co (Tankers) Ltd, London |
07/11/1961 | Broken up |
Comments: | 10/09/1961: Suffered collision damage |
07/11/1961: Arrived at Hong Kong for breaking up by Four Seas Enterprise |
Above photo of BURMAH SAPPHIRE outfitting is courtesy of John Bage
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship