Derby
Built: 1960 John Brown and Co(Clydebank)Ltd,Glasgow
Tonnage: 31,791grt
Owners: Charter Shipping Co(P and O), in Federal Colours
1968: Sold to Vira Cia Nav. S.A. Monrovia, r/n Okeanis
1977: Laid up, then sold for scrapping.
The Lincoln, Kent and Derby were fine-looking tankers.
On sea trials 60,built by John Brown (Clydebank)
for Charter Shipping Co Ltd London-31791 g.t.-759 ft loa-2 Parmetrada grd. turbs by the shipbuilders
18,000 s.h.p. 16,5 knots on trials -
The Federal Steam Navigation Company's tanker "Derby" off Port Said in 1964. Were the tankers the first with the eau-de-nil hull colour later adopted for the Federal reefers?