"Crude Oil Discharge, Grangemouth, 1923" British Grenadier at Grangemouth

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1923
Description
Text on print reads "The British Grenadier was the first oil tanker to discharge Persian crude oil to the Scottish Oils refinery in Grangemouth. This marked the beginning of an industry which is still of major regional and national importance today. From an original photograph lent for copying by Mr Gordon of BP, Grangemouth."
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Maker

Unknown

Production date

1923

Subject person

Scottish Oils Ltd

Subject place

Scottish Oils Jetty/Grangemouth Docks/Grangemouth area

Accession number

P17134

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Ship Transport; Water Jetty Docks; Grangemouth Petrochemicals Chemical Industry Oil Discharge Tanker

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