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British Purpose (1)
See also : Christening ceremony of the "British Purpose (1)"
"British Purpose".
"British Purpose".
"British Purpose".
"British Purpose", Europoort, Rotterdam, in the 70ties.
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The Miramar Ship Index for
BRITISH PURPOSE (1)
IDNo / IMO
7328384
Year
1974
Name
BRITISH PURPOSE (1)
Flag
GBR
Owner
BP Thames Tanker Co., Ltd.
Type
Tanker
Tons
117536
DWT
224999
LOA
330,00
LPP
314,10
Beam
48,80
Dept
25,61
Draft
19,90
Machinery
1ST-16
kW
23536
ShipDesign
VLCC
Builder
Nederlandsche Dok & Scheepsbouw Mij.
Yard
Amsterdam
Yard No
846
Country built
NLD
Keel
Fore part Launched 13.10.1973.
Launch
11.08.1973
Completed
18.03.1974
Subsequent History
None
End
1985
Disposal Data
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 19.02.1985. ( By The Great Honor Steel & Iron, Kaohsiung )