SS British Sergeant
 British Sergeant in 1922 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | SS British Sergeant |
| Owner: | British Tanker Company |
| Builder: | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne |
| Yard number: | 931 |
| Launched: | 1922 |
| Identification: | United Kingdom Official Number: 146647 |
| Fate: | Sunk 9 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage: | 5,868 GT |
| Length: | 122 m (400.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 16 m (52.49344 ft) |
| Depth: | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Steam turbines, single shaft, 1 screw |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
SS British Sergeant was a British tanker built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in 1922 and operated by the British Tanker Company. She was sunk during World War II on 9 April 1942 in the Indian Ocean off Batticaloa, Ceylon, by Imperial Japanese Navy aiircraft.[1]
References
- ↑ "SS British Sergeant [+1942]". The Wrecksite. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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