Launched 1952: mt POLARTANK mt POLARTANK mt POLARTANK built by Barclay Curle & Company Glasgow, Yard No 724 Last Name: SOMERSET TRADER (1964) Port of Registry: Larvik Propulsion: diesel, single screw, 15.5 knots Launched: Monday, 29/12/1952 Built: 1953 Ship Type: Tanker Tonnage: 12651 grt | 7247 nrt | 18630 dwt Length: 566 feet Breadth: 73 feet Draught: 32 feet Owner History: Melsom & Melsom Larvik Status: Scrapped - 29/11/1967 Remarks: Completed: March 1953 Scrapped at Valencia Data update by Paul Strathdee Picture supplied by Colin Campbell Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron <img src="http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/ships/1953/POLARTANK_724.jpg" alt="mt POLARTANK"> Press Back on your Browser to return to Search Results Copyright http://www.clydebuiltships.co.uk and http://www.clydesite.co.uk (except where otherwise stated). Extracts from the database may be used so long as credit is given to this website with a full url published in printed material or embedded in your website, plus credit to the editor(s) who supplied the information. Unfortunately we are unable to deal with requests to research ships, any information found in the database is all the information we have to date or are able to supply.   Web www.clydesite.co.uk Looking for Shipping News? Pay a visit to Shipping Times UK