| Name: | ZAPHON |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 31/10/1956 |
| Completed: | 04/1957 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1857 |
| Dimensions: | 24802grt, 12723nrt, 38735dwt, 700.0 x 89.3 x 36.5ft; |
| (1966: 39470grt, 69261dwt, 842.0 x 105.0ft) | |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, 16500shp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 16.5knots |
| Reg Number: | 187547 |
| History: | |
| 25/04/1957 | Tanker Finance Ltd, London |
| 1976 | Shell Tankers (UK)Ltd, London |
| 07/02/1976 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1966: New, longer, wider, forebody added & accommodation block moved to aft |
| 07/02/1976: Arrived at Santander for breaking up by Recuperaciones Submarinas |
Above photo shows ZAPHON in Smith's Dock No 8 Dock. Photo is courtesy of John Bage
Above photo shows ZAPHON at Wallsend Drydock. Photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo shows ZAPHON before jumboising. Photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo shows ZAPHON after jumboising. Photo is copyright of AirFotos
Above photo shows ZAPHON after jumboising. Photo is copyright of AirFotos