BP Tankers : a group fleet history /W. J. Harvey and Dr. R.J. Solly.

A history and detailed fleet list of the British Tanker Company, founded in 1915 as a subsidiary of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The text covers the history of the early oil companies, the construction of tankers, the impact of the Second World War and subsequent development of the fleet. Illustrated throughout with photographs of vessels and plans. The fleet lists are in three sections: ships wholly owned by The British Petroleum Company Ltd and its predecessors; ships managed by The British Tanker Company and its successors, including BP Shipping Ltd; and ships of subsidiary and associate companies.