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S.S. BRITISH CHANCELLOR, glass negative
3/4 Starboard Bow view of S.S BRITISH CHANCELLOR with a tug, 1948.
(7085gt) : Tanker built 1921 by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, for British Tanker Co. Ltd., London. Badly damaged by an air attack at Falmouth in July 1940, she was out of commission for 10 months while undergoing repair at Plymouth. 1952 - Sold to Cia Maritima Wanmas SA, Panama, and renamed WANMAS (managed by Fanmaur Shipping & Trading Co.). 1954 - Sold to Compania Linea Roja Ltda, Liberia, and renamed FILTRIC (managed by A.Romano). 1954 - Later that year, sold to Vivalet Shipping & Trading Co., SA, Liberia, and renamed VIVA. 1955 - Sold to Tankers & Freighters (Israel) Ltd., of Haifa, and renamed GAATON. She arrived at La Spezia, Italy, in February 1961 for breaking up.