| Name: | ESSO NORTHUMBRIA | 
| Type: | Tanker | 
| Launched: | 02/05/1969 | 
| Completed: | 14/05/1970 | 
| Builder: | Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd | 
| Yard: | Wallsend Yard | 
| Yard Number: | 3 | 
| Dimensions: | 250262dwt, 126543grt, 98222nrt, 1085.0 x 170.0 x 84.0ft | 
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 32000shp | 
| Engines by: | Associated Electrical Industries Ltd, Manchester | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 15.5knots | 
| Construction: | Steel | 
| Reg Number: | 338892 | 
| History: | |
| 14/05/1970 | Esso Petroleum Co Ltd, London | 
| 07/05/1982 | Broken up | 
| Comments: | 07/05/1982: Arrived for breaking up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 
| 25/05/1982: Breaking up commenced by Tai Yuan Steel Corp | 
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