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British Pioneer (1)
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Name: British Pioneer
IMO No: 7102807
Built: 6/1971
Type: Tanker
Status: Transferred in 1976 to Irano-British Ship Service Co. Ltd., UK N/R
Sold in 1981 to Tishpion Navigation Ltd., Greece & renamed TISHPION
Sold in 1982 to Cerrahogullari Umumi Nakliyet Vapurculuk ve Ticaret AS.,
Turkey & renamed M. CEYHAN Vessel heavily damaged aft 12-7-85 after
being struck by a missile strike fired by Iraqi aircraft 100 Miles South of Kharg Island.
Later towed to Sirri Island to unload her cargo of Crude Oil where she was later
examined and declared a constructive total loss.
Broken-up Taiwan 1986.
SubType: Crude
Flag: -
DWT: 226,137
Draft: -
Builder: Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Japan.
GT: -
LOA: 326.00
Owner: BP Tanker Co., Ltd., UK
NT: -
Beam: 49.0
Speed/Cons: 16.00/-
Class: LR
Depth: 31.25
Engine Type: -
Cubic: -