British Captain
Ship Number
1397
Vessel Type
Oil Tanker
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
August 11, 1949
Delivered
November 25, 1949
Owner
British Tanker Co.
Weight
8700 grt
BP Length
463 feet
Breadth
61-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
6 cyl 4 S.C.S.A B&W type oil engine H&W Glasgow / B&W
Official No.
183119
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
British Captain

Another of the company's 54 12,250 DWT tankers delivered post WWII and one of 14 ordered from Harland & Wolff.
 
She was powered by a 6 cyl 4 S.C.S.A B&W type oil engine manufactured by the ship builder and producing 3,480 bhp @ 115 rpm. Service speed 11½ knots. Tank layout 9C & 18W with 1 pump room housing 2 cargo pumps, max. discharge rate 1,000 t.w./hr. Victor Pyrate portable tank cleaning system and she had a 12" stern discharge line. She was built with telescopic topmasts and was "equipped to go to Manchester". 1.6.1956 owners restyled as BP Tanker Co. Ltd., London.
 
She traded until 1962 when she was delivered on the 4th December to Faslane for breaking up by Shipbreaking Industries Ltd.