Name: | GREY ROVER |
Type: | Fleet Tanker |
Launched: | 17/04/1969 |
Completed: | 10/04/1970 |
Builder: | Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn Yard |
Yard Number: | 7 |
Dimensions: | 7513grt, 3185nrt, 6931dwt, 131.07 x 19.21 x 10.22metres |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SA, 16cyl (14.25 x 18.5ins), 16000bhp; |
(1975: 2 x Oil engines, 4SA, Pielstick type, Vee 16cyl (400 x 460mm)) | |
Engines by: | Ruston & Hornsby, Lincoln; (1975: Crossley Premier Engines Ltd, Mancheter) |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, controllable pitch, 19.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 338950 |
History: | |
10/04/1970 | The Admiralty - Royal Fleet Auxilliary, London |
18/10/2009 | Broken up |
Comments: | Allocated pennant number A269 |
Has a helicopter pad but no hangar facilities | |
1975: Re-engined | |
18/10/2009: Broken up by Leavesley International in Canada Dock, Liverpool |
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