Ship Details
Advocate; British
Tanker
- Owned by BPS
- Managed by BPS
- Manned by BPS
181956 / ?
1948
1962
Lithgows Port Glasgow
12275
Ocean going tanker.
O.N. 181956.
8,573g. 4,937n. 12,306d.
470.4 x 61.8 x 33.8 feet.
6-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. (29-1/8" x 59-1/16") B&W type by J. G. Kincaid & Company Ltd., Greenock. 3,125bhp.
27.4.1948: Launched by Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow (Yard No. 1033) for the British Tanker Company Ltd.
7.1948: Completed.
1.6.1956: Owners renamed BP Tanker Company Ltd.
11.7.1962: Departed in tow from R. Tyne for demolition by Netransmar Schoenmarkt S. A., Antwerp. Resold.
22.7.1962: Arrived in tow at Bilbao for demolition by Bugues y Materiales.
15.9.1962: Work commenced.
O.N. 181956.
8,573g. 4,937n. 12,306d.
470.4 x 61.8 x 33.8 feet.
6-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. (29-1/8" x 59-1/16") B&W type by J. G. Kincaid & Company Ltd., Greenock. 3,125bhp.
27.4.1948: Launched by Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow (Yard No. 1033) for the British Tanker Company Ltd.
7.1948: Completed.
1.6.1956: Owners renamed BP Tanker Company Ltd.
11.7.1962: Departed in tow from R. Tyne for demolition by Netransmar Schoenmarkt S. A., Antwerp. Resold.
22.7.1962: Arrived in tow at Bilbao for demolition by Bugues y Materiales.
15.9.1962: Work commenced.
2015-05-19
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