Call Sign : GYUC
Gross tonnage : 6870
Type of ship : Chemical Tanker
Year of build : 1968
Flag : Great Britain
PoR : Newcastle
Owners : Albright and Wilson
Managers James Fisher & Sons
Subsequent history : Sld-89 rn Bright Explorer-91 BU Alang 14/08/91

Portishead in layup awaiting disposal 25/10/87
Data - LR87, Miramar SI

Albright Explorer was a dual purpose ship having two holds for bulk cargoes (2 and 3) which had independent tanks in them and separate tanks for the carriage of liquid phosphorus She was mostly engaged in transporting liquid phosphorus from Newfoundland to the AW plant at Portishead