British Surveyor
Ship Number
1402
Vessel Type
Oil Tanker
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
August 15, 1950
Launched By
Mrs S D Mcclean
Delivered
December 8, 1950
Owner
British Tanker Co.
Weight
8655 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 developing 3.200 bhp @ 115 rpm; built by H&W
Official No.
184318
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
 British Surveyor

Powered by a 6 cyl 4 S.C.S.A. B&W type oil engine developing 3.200 bhp @ 115 rpm; built by Harland and Wolff. 11.5 knots service speed. Tanks 9C & 18W, 2 pump rooms each housing 2 steam reciprocating cargo pumps with a combined max. discharge rate of 1,080 t.w./hr. Built with telescopic top masts to allow transit of the Manchester ship canal she had Butterworth portable tank cleaning equipment and a 10" stern discharge.
 
1961 transferred to the BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd. & renamed Clyde Surveyor. Having spent her working life with BP she arrived at Ystad on 15th April 1964 for demolition by Carl Persohn & Soner A.B. After de-storing work commenced on 5th June 1964.