SS British Sergeant
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 during the Indian Ocean raid, off Batticaloa, Ceylon, by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft.[1]
 British Sergeant in 1922 | |
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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: | 27 February 1922 |
| Completed: | August 1922 |
| Identification: | United Kingdom Official Number: 146647 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 9 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage: | 5,868 GT |
| Length: | 122.1 m (400 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Depth: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Steam turbines, single shaft, 1 screw |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Footnotes
References
- "SS British Sergeant [+1942]". The Wrecksite. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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