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Gulf Tankers

Four identical ships, Gulf Briton, Gulf Dane, Gulf Scot and Gulf Finn, were built for Britannia Tankers Ltd., a British flag affiliate of Gulf Oil, at the Furness Shipyard, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough. Richardsons Westgarth (Richies), at Hartlepool supplied the gearing and thrust block for one of these ships. Ships of the Gulf Briton class were notable for being the last marine steam-turbine installations from Richies.  

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  • Gulf Tanker 1
  • Gulf Tanker 2
  • Gulf Tanker 3
  • Gulf Tanker 4
  • Gulf Tanker 5