Very unusual that a new ship section was given a new build ship number 1569. (Sadly a poor quality photo) T2 tanker Esso Glasgow was built December 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, as Wauhatchie (Ship Number 1785). for Socony Vacuum. she was renamed sold in 1947 to Esso UK. In 1956 it was decided that her tanks and mídships should be renewed to equip her for her new role in life and she arrived at the Belfast shipyard of Harland and Wolff Ltd., on 14th February 1957. Her new centre section (of the same length as the original which was laid down in December 1956) was launched at Belfast on 14th March 1957 and fitted in April. Her old centre section was sold to Shipbreaking lndustriæ at Faslane and towed there from Belfast, arriving there on 8th March 1957. She owed her longevity to her conversion for coastwise operations in 1957. On 3rd January 1967 Esso Glasgow suffered explosions by a fire while at Fawley and was repaired at Rotterdam. Her long and eventful career ended in 1971 when she was sold for scrap to Spanish shipbreakers at Bilbao. ESSO GLASGOW Ship number:    1569 Vessel Type:    Oil Tanker Built:    Belfast Yard:    Musgrave Yard Ship number:    14 Launch:       Date March 14, 1957 Launched By:       Mr Poole Delivered:       August 17, 1957 Owner:       Esso Petroleum Co. Weight:       10720 grt BP Length:       505 Ibet Breadth:       68 feet No. of Screws:       Single Speed (Approx):       15 knots Propulsion:       Tu.rbo-electric, 7,500 HP Officinal No.: Registered: Scrapped.