| Name: | TANGISTAN |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/12/1949 |
| Completed: | 06/1950 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 567 |
| Dimensions: | 7383grt, 4389nrt, 458.2 x 58.8 x 29.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26.5, 44 & 74 x 48ins) & LP turbine, 3750ihp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 183273 |
| History: | |
| 26/06/1950 | Strick Line Ltd (FC Strick & Co Ltd), London |
| 13/03/1972 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 13/03/1972: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking up by Tung Seng Steel Co |
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