FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | NAESS TEXAS |
| Type | Sulphur tanker |
| Yard Number | 517 |
| Launched | 31/12/1963 |
| Completed | 05/1964 |
| Off. Number | 305983 |
| Engine builder | Sulzer Bros., Winterthur |
| Engine type | 2SCSA 6 cyl. |
| GRT | 18780 |
| Length (feet) | 620 |
| Beam (feet) | 85 |
| First owner | Sulphur Carriers Ltd. (Naess Denholm & Co.), London |
| History | 1974 renamed NORDIC TEXAS |
| Fate | 12/06/1984 arrived at Brownsville, Texas for breaking |
Photos from Harold Appleyard, gate-crashing her launching day!
Almost complete in Furness Basin, photo by Mike Ridgard
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