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Description:
The 1962 Harland & Wolff, Glasgow, built BRITISH MERLIN was here photographed in the Danish Great Belt on 24th August 1975, probably during a voyage from Rotterdam Europoort to Norrköping in Sweden.
Renamed BP ENTERPRISE between 1965 and 1968, BRITISH MERLIN was sold to the Philippine National Oil Company in 1977 and renamed LSCO BASILAN, then in 1982 PNOC BASILAN.
She suffered and explosion and fire on 26.11.83 off La Union Province on a voyage from Manila Bay to Poro Point with a cargo of oil, kerosene and gasoline, sinking later the same day off Agoo, Luzon Island.
Former name(s):
- Lsco Basilan (Until 1978 Apr)
- British Merlin (Until 1977)
- Bp Enterprise (Until 1968)
- British Merlin (Until 1965)
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Tankers built before 1970 - 8 photos
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