British Piper
Ship Number
1197
Vessel Type
Ocean Type Tanker
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
3
Launch Date
December 20, 1945
Delivered
April 11, 1946
Owner
British Tanker Co.
Weight
8231 grt
BP Length
460 feet
Breadth
59 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
15 knots
Propulsion
4-stroke cycle, single action diesel oil engines with 6 cylinders of 29 1/8 inches diameter each; stroke 59 1/16 inches; by H&W
Official No.
169467
Registered
Glasgow
Fate
Scrapped
British Piper

Motorship carrying petroleum in bulk; 1 deck; 2nd deck clear of cargo tanks; 16 bulkheads; longitudinal framing at bottom & at deck; machinery aft; cruiser stern; fitted with direction finder and echo sounding device; cellular double bottom under engine 59 feet long, 102 tons;  Deep Tank forward 23 feet, 279 tons; Forward Peak Tank 155 tons; Aft Peak Tank 87 tons.
 
Renamed Grenada.
 
1961 Scrapped Newport.