| Name: | BRITISH ARCHITECT |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 07/11/1957 |
| Completed: | 06/1958 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend Yard |
| Yard Number: | 1869 |
| Dimensions: | 36046dwt, 23124grt, 12343nrt, 683.25 x 86.4 x 37.6ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 15500shp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 15.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 187785 |
| History: | |
| 18/06/1958 | BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 07/1958 | Transferred to Tanker Charter Co Ltd |
| 1972 | Transferred to BP Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 29/11/1975 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 16/06/1970: Hit by lightning whilst on passage from Chiba to the Persian Gulf in ballast |
| Caused an explosion which blew the main deck back towards the aft accommodation | |
| 23/06/1970: Arrived at Hong Kong for temporary repairs | |
| 29/11/1975: Broken up by WH Arnott, Young & Co Ltd at Dalmuir |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is courtesy of Alex Wood
Above photo is courtesy of John Crossland
Above photo is copyright of Roy Winfield
Above photo is courtesy of the Mike Pryce collection