GRANGEMOUTH
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date25 April 1968
Object NameTANKER
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 235' x breadth 40' x depth 16'
gross tonnage: 1529 ton
gross tonnage: 1529 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002623
Keywords
Yard Number: 938
Subsequent Names: BP WARRIOR (1976); BORDER WARRIOR (1999)
Fate: Scrapped at Santander, Spain, in 2004.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Tanker (coastal), 1 deck, poop deck 56', forecastle 34', machinery aft, of welded construction.
Owners:
1968-76: Shell Mex & B.P. Ltd, registered at London.
1976-2004: BP Oil Ltd, BP House, Victoria Street, London, SWE 5NJ. Managed by BP Shipping Ltd.
Notes:
Oil 4 stroke single acting 12 cylinder engine of 1250 B.H.P. with reverse reduction geared. Polar by Nydqvist & Holm A/B Trollhatten, Norway.
3 generators.
1 water tube domestic boiler 150lbs p.s.i.
new engines installed in November 1987 - Alpha Diesel 8L23, 8 cylinder 4 stroke, single acting oil engine of 1468 B.H.P. Manufactured by MAN-B&W Diesel A/S, Frederikshavn, Denmark. Controllable pitch propeller. New water-tube boiler installed in October 1981.
