BP Transporter

Submitted by Kees Helder on Mon, 05/11/2015 - 19:57

About

Completed 1945 as Empire Shetland for M.O.W.T. (Anglo-Saxon). 1947 transfer to Coastal Tankers. 1948 sold to Kuwait Oil and renamed Adib. 1952 sold to Shell-Mex & BP and renamed BP Transporter. 1965 scrapped Belgium.

Also known as	Empire Shetland Adib
IMO number	1169436
Call sign	MNDC
Construction number	1288
Tonnage	813 ton
Beam	10m
Length overall	67m
Year of construction	1945
Year of renaming/broken up	1965
Service for Shell	1952 to 1965
Cargo	Oil
Class	Coastal tanker
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Shell Mex & BP Ltd. UK
Shipyard	A & J Inglis Shipbuilding Glasgow
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell-Mex & BP

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Sailors

Name	Job	Period	Details
Alexander Buick	chief engineer	1958