"\"Big Geordie\""@en . "348.5"^^ . "1969-05-02Z"^^ . . "The Esso Northumbria was the first of a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyneside, in 1969. When launched on 2 May 1969 by HRH The Princess Anne it was the largest vessel to have been built in Britain at that time.The ship was designed to carry crude oil from the Persian Gulf, and its large design was a result of the Suez Crisis, which had resulted in the closing of the Suez Canal."@en . "51.9"^^ . "ArrivedKaohsiungfor breaking up, 7 May 1982" . . . "Esso Northumbria"@en . "1970-05-14Z"^^ . "29.632"^^ . .