Name: | PETROLEUM |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 30/10/1902 |
Completed: | 05/1903 |
Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
Yard: | Wallsend Yard |
Yard Number: | 280 |
Dimensions: | 4686grt, 3055nrt, 370.8 x 48.7 x 29.3ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 40 & 68 x 48ins), 320nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 118493 |
History: | |
07/1900 | Petroleum United Agencies Ltd, London |
1905 | The Admiralty, London |
20/04/1937 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1905: Refueled battleships over the bow whilst being towed |
20/04/1937: Broken up by TW Ward Ltd at Inverkeithing |
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