Official Number:                      165354

Laid down:

Builder:                                   Harland & Wolff Ltd., Govan

Launched:                               16 September 1936

Into Service:                            1939

Out of service:                         1945

Fate:                                      1945 returned to owners 

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA

Career Data:

16 September 1936 launched by Harland & Wolff, Govan as Yard Nr: 968 G and named British Power for British Tankers Co Ltd., London 

16 December 1936 completed

13 March 1937 berthed at Avonmouth from Abadan with seven passengers. The Master was Captain John Henderson

6 December 1937 sailed Falmouth to Abadan with two passengers. The Master was Captain E G Dobson

29 March 1938 berthed at Hull from Abadan with nine passengers

23 December 1938 berthed at London from Abadan with three passengers

19 February 1939 berthed at Liverpool from Abadan with one passenger

6 May 1939 sailed Falmouth to Abadan with six passengers 

1939 to 1945 requisition by the Admiralty and served as an Escort Oiler, name unchanged

5 September 1939 sailed Gibraltar independently to La Pallice arriving 10 September 1939

14 September 1939 sailed La Pallice independently to Falmouth arriving 17 September 1939

26 September 1939 sailed Falmouth and joined in escorted convoy OA10 until dispersal on 28 September 1939 then independently to Gibraltar arriving 5 October 1939

7 October 1939 sailed Gibraltar independently to Port Said arriving 14 October 1939

15 October 1939 sailed Suez independently to Abadan arriving 26 October 1939

29 October 1939 sailed Abadan independently to Suez arriving 11 November 1939

11 November 1939 sailed Suez in escorted convoy HG8 arriving at the Downs on 1 December 1939

4 December 1939 sailed Southend in unescorted convoy FN49 to Methil arriving the next day

16 December 1939 sailed Methil to the River Tyne

23 December 1939 sailed the River Tyne joining unescorted convoy FS58 to Southend arriving the next day

30 December 1939 sailed Southend in escorted convoy OA63GF to Milford Haven arriving the next day

31 December 1939 sailed Milford Haven in escorted convoy OG13F to Gibraltar arriving on 7 January 1940

7 January 1940 passed Gibraltar and sailed independently to Port Said arriving 13 January 1940

14 January 1940 sailed Suez independently to Abadan arriving 26 January 1940

30 January 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Suez arriving 12 February 1940

13 February 1940 sailed Port Said idependently to Gibraltar arriving 21 February 1940

22 February 1940 sailed Gibraltar in escorted convoy HG20F to London arriving 4 March 1940

11 March 1940 sailed Southend in unescorted convoy OA108GF which on the 14 March 1940 reformed into escorted convoy OG22F to Gibraltar arriving on 19 March 1940. The Convoy Commodore Vice Admiral B W M FAIRBAIRN CBE sailed in British Power

19 March 1940 sailed Gibraltar independently to Port Said arriving 26 March 1940

27 March 1940 sailed Suez independently to Abadan arriving 8 April 1940

12 April 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Suez arriving 25 April 1940

26 April 1940 sailed Port Said independently to Gibraltar arriving 4 May 1940

4 May 1940 sailed Gibraltar in escorted convoy HG29F to the River Clyde arriving 12 May 1940

11 June 1940 sailed the River Clyde and joined escorted convoy OB166 which reformed at sea as escorted convoy OG33 on 13 June 1940 to Gibraltar arriving 19 June 1940

19 June 1940 sailed Gibraltar independently to Cape Town arriving 8 July 1940

9 July 1940 sailed Cape Town independently to Abadan arriving 29 July 1940

22 January 1943 at Cape Town Sailor James Morrell discharged dead from cerebral malaria

7 August 1947 berthed at Liverpool from Abadan with one DBS

15 April 1950 at Cochin Harbour 6th Engineer Officer Alexander Wilson McLauchlin discharged dead from drowning

1 January 1951 berthed at Sheerness from Abadan with one passenger

2 April 1954 at the Pacific exit to the Panama Canal Oilman Mohamood Sk Ali discharged dead – missing or killed at sea

1955 owners restyled as BP Tanker Co Ltd., London

17 July 1958 sold for scrap

18 July 1958 arrived Hendrik Ido Ambacht for demolition by Dutch ship breakers