British Workman
Ship Number
1379
Vessel Type
Oil Tanker
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
5
Launch Date
November 16, 1948
Delivered
March 24, 1949
Owner
British Tanker Co.
Weight
8575 grt
BP Length
463 feet
Breadth
61-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
4 cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. B&W 3,200 h.p. @ 115 rpm by H&W
Official No.
182972
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
British Workman

Sister was British Mariner yard number 1378.
 
British Workman, the second of the BP fleet to bear the name. 12,328DWT, LOA 489'9½", Breadth 61'11½", Summer draught 27'5½". Powered by a 6-cyl 4 S.C.S.A B&W oil engine developing 3,480bhp @ 115 rpm geared to a single shaft, manufactured by the Harland ad Wolff. Service speed 11½ knots. Tanks 9C & 18W, I pump room 2 main cargo pumps, max. discharge rate 1,000 t.w./hr. Victor Pyrate tank cleaning system, 12" stern discharge. One of no less than 54 of this class built after WWII, and delivered to BP through until 1951. 14 of them were built by Harland and Wolff.
 
May 1967 sold to Isaac Varela for demolition, sold on to L. E. Varela Davillo, Catellon, where demolition began on 18.05.67.
 
She became a legend in the fleet when some of the deck crowd, in playful mood, altered her name from "Workman" to "Workhouse" while over the side painting. This went unnoticed untill she berthed, She never really lived it down and was affectionately known as the "Workhouse" ever after within the company.