British Mariner
Ship Number
1378
Vessel Type
Oil Tanker
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
6
Launch Date
September 16, 1948
Launched By
HRH Princess Margaret
Delivered
December 29, 1948
Owner
British Tanker Co.
Weight
8576 grt
BP Length
463 feet
Breadth
61-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
4 cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. B&W 3,200 h.p. @ 115 rpm by H&W
Official No.
182898
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
British Mariner

Launched by Princess Margaret for the BTC (BP) on September 16th 1948 & completed by Harland & Wolff on December 29th 1948.
 
On March 27th 1962 she was involved in a serious collision 18 miles off Ushant & sank the Palmyra, a West German vessel of 1,944 gt.
 
British Mariner berthed on the Tyne for inspection but was found to be beyond economical repair. On May 1st 1962 she was towed to Bruges for demolition & work commenced on her by Bruges Scheepsslopij S.A. on May 5th.