Name Methane Princess Out of service 1997 Class and type LNG carrier Length 189 m | Operator British Gas Fate Scrapped Launched 1964 Builder Vickers | |
Owner Shell Tankers U.K., Conch Methane | ||
MV Methane Princess was the first LNG carrier in service (1964). The ship was built at Vickers shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, for British Gas. Her sister vessel is Methane Progress.
The containment system was Conch type with a total of nine tanks.
The ship was scrapped in 1998.
The ship's name was reused for a new tanker in 2003.
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