British Kestrel (1962)

Later names
Sunjiang (1976)

Builder:
William Hamilton & Company
Port Glasgow, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1962
Launched:
October 27, 1961
Type:
Tanker
Completed:


Mach 1962
Fate:
Scrapped in Shanghai, China in 1983.


Owner

BP Tankers Company Ltd.
London, England

1976:
Chinese owners


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
525' 2"
Engines:
2 six cylinder diesels
Beam:
69' 2"
Boilers:
None
Draft:
30' 1"
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
11,171
HP:
8600
DWT:
15,303
Speed:
15.5 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1


Notes
1976:
Sold to Chinese owners and renamed Sunjiang.


Builder's Data
Page published Oct. 19, 2009