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United Kingdom
NameSS British Consul[1]
OperatorBritish Tanker Co. Ltd., London[1]
Port of registryLondon[1]
BuilderSir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland[1]
Launched30 September 1924
CompletedNovember 1924[1]
Out of service19 August 1942
Identification
  • UK Official Number 148511[1]
  • Code Letters KRTC[1]
FateSunk 19 August 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 6,940 GRT
  • 6,449 tonnage under deck
  • 4,115 NRT[1]
Length435.0 feet (132.6 m)[1]
Beam57.3 feet (17.5 m)[1]
Draught27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)[1]
Depth33.8 feet (10.3 m)[1]
Installed power681 NHP[1]
Propulsion1 Palmers Co, Ltd 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine[1]

SS British Consul was a tanker built by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland in 1924 and operated by the British Tanker Company.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Lloyd's Register 1940

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