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It describes maritime continuity symbolized by the house flag, historical context tied to APOC/AIOC/BP plc, and a structured overview of milestones across 1915–2015. 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It was formed on 30th April 1915 as the British Tanker Company, before changing its name to the BP Tanker Company in the 1950s, and subsequently BP Shipping in the 1980s. From the 19th century to this day, all merchant ships fly the house flag of the ship’s owner. In 1926, the British Tanker Company introduced a new house flag carrying the St George’s Cross on a white background with a green lozenge across its intersection, bearing a golden lion,‘passant guardant’, a symbol of Persia. This remained until 1954, when a red lion ‘rampant’, substituted the golden beast. Today, the same house flag is flown from every vessel in BP Shipping’s fleet. It is a symbol of continuity and recognised across the world shipping industry as representing 100 years of maritime achievement and service.  \nNote  \nThe Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) was incorporated in 1908. In 1935, APOC was renamed the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and in 1954, it became the British Petroleum Company (BP), one of the antecedents of the modern BP plc. BP plc is the parent company of the BP group of companies. References to ‘the parent company’in this history relate to BP plc and its antecedent companies. The British Tanker Company Limited (BTC) was incorporated in April 1915 as the shipping arm of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited (APOC) . BP Shipping Limited is a part of the BP group of companies. References to ‘the Tanker Company, the BP Tanker Company and BP Shipping’ and ‘BP’s shipping arm’ in this history relate to the legal entity providing shipping and marine services to other companies in the BP group of companies.  \nPublished by BP Shipping Limited ©2015 BP Shipping Limited All Rights Reserved  \nRIDING THE WAVES  \nBP SHIPPING  \n1915-2015  \nA CENTURY OF MARITIME ACHIEVEMENT AND SERVICE  \nCONTENTS  \n6 FOREWORD  \n8 INTRODUCTION  \n11 PROLOGUE 1  \nA HISTORY  \nCHAPTER 1  \nBRITISH TANKER COMPANY  \nCOMING OF THE OIL AGE: 1915-1945  \n16 ‘THE MOST TERRIBLE THING ON GOD’S EARTH’  \n22 CHURCHILL’S BLESSING  \n25 THE GREAT WAR  \n26 ROARING TWENTIES: A MAJOR FLEET  \n32 THE GREAT DEPRESSION: SURVIVING AND THRIVING  \n38 WAR AND LOSS  \nCHAPTER 2  \nBP TANKER COMPANY  \nNEW WORLD ORDER: 1946-1979  \n50 A NEW WORLD ORDER  \n52 A GREAT NEW FLEET  \n58 THE FIRST IRANIAN CRISIS  \n60 THE BRITISH PETROLEUM TANKER COMPANY  \n64 THE SUEZ CRISIS  \n71 BIGGER, FEWER SHIPS  \n77 NAGASAKI: PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES  \n79 SUEZ OR CAPE?  \n83 BRITISH CROWN AND TORREY CANYON  \n87 OILING THE GEARS  \n88 NORTH SEA AND ALASKA  \n92 INTO THE OPEC STORM  \nCHAPTER 3  \nBP SHIPPING  \nRETRENCHMENT AND RENAISSANCE: 1980-2015 103 ‘NO SACRED COWS’  \n109 EAGLES, BEES AND BREAD  \n114 MORE THAN JUST A FLEET OF SHIPS  \n118 EXXON VALDEZ  \n120 BRITISH TRENT  \n123 LONG ROAD BACK  \n128 NEW CENTURY RENAISSANCE  \n141 CLEAN SEAS, SAFE SHIPS, COMMERCIAL SUCCESS  \n146 ALL HANDS ON DECK  \n150 NEW SHIPS – SAME ENDURING PRINCIPLES  \n2  \nVOICES AND VESSELS  \nCHAPTER 4  \nCOURAGE AND SERVICE  \n166 DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE  \n169 WORLD WAR 2  \n174 ATLANTIC AND ARCTIC CONVOYS  \n183 BUSINESS AS USUAL IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD  \n186 BEYOND CONFLICT  \n190 DEALING WITH MAJOR INCIDENTS  \n197 EXTRAORDINARY CARGOES  \n198 GENERATIONS OF SERVICE  \nCHAPTER 5  \nLIVING AND WORKING AT SEA AND ASHORE  \n203 GOING TO SEA  \n212 EARLY CONDITIONS ON BOARD  \n220 AT LEISURE  \n224 DIRTY JOBS  \n226 FOOD AND DRINK  \n232 STAYING CONNECTED  \n236 HUSBANDS AND WIVES AT SEA  \n238 AT SEA TODAY  \n243 THE VIEW FROM SHORE  \n246 PORT TO OUTPORT  \n249 THE BP SHIPPING MARINE DISTANCE TABLES  \n250 CHARTERING, VETTING AND SUPPLYING  \n255 GAZING OUT TO SEA  \nCHAPTER 6  \nTHE FLEET  \n258 BLAZING ATRAIL  \n259 SS FERRARA  \n260 BRITISH EMPEROR  \n262 BRITISH AVIATOR  \n263 FRIESLAND  \n264 BRITISH FAME  \n265 BRITISH FIDELITY  \n266 BRITIS","cbCaisixOXTLdCGe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisixOXTLdCGe","pdf",13625120,308,"English","# Foreword\n# Introduction\n# Prologue 1\n# Chapter 1 - British Tanker Company - Coming of the Oil Age: 1915-1945\n## The Most Terrible Thing on God’s Earth: 1915-1945\n## Churchill’s Blessing\n## The Great War\n## Roaring Twenties: A Major Fleet\n## The Great Depression: Surviving and Thriving\n## War and Loss\n# Chapter 2 - BP Tanker Company - New World Order: 1946-1979\n## A New World Order\n## A Great New Fleet\n## The First Iranian Crisis\n## The British Petroleum Tanker Company\n## The Suez Crisis\n## Bigger, Fewer Ships\n## Nagasaki: Phoenix from the Ashes\n## Suez or Cape?\n## British Crown and Torrey Canyon\n# Chapter 3 - BP Shipping - Retrenchment and Renaissance: 1980-2015\n## No Sacred Cows\n## Eagles, Bees and Bread\n## More than Just a Fleet of Ships\n## Exxon Valdez\n## British Trent\n## Long Road Back\n## New Century Renaissance\n## Clean Seas, Safe Ships, Commercial Success\n## All Hands on Deck\n## New Ships - Same Enduring Principles\n# Voices and Vessels\n# Chapter 4 - Courage and Service\n## Dedication and Sacrifice\n## World War 2\n## Atlantic and Arctic Convoys\n## Business as Usual in an Uncertain World\n## Beyond Conflict\n## Dealing with Major Incidents\n## Extraordinary Cargoes\n## Generations of Service\n# Chapter 5 - Living and Working at Sea and Ashore\n## Going to Sea\n## Early Conditions on Board\n## At Leisure\n## Dirty Jobs\n## Food and Drink\n## Staying Connected\n## Husbands and Wives at Sea\n## At Sea Today\n## The View from Shore\n## Port to Outport\n## The BP Shipping Marine Distance Tables\n## Chartering, Vetting and Supplying\n## Gazing Out to Sea\n# Chapter 6 - The Fleet\n## Blazing a Trail\n## SS Ferrara\n## British Emperor\n## British Aviator\n## Friesland\n## British Fame\n## British Fidelity\n## British Vigour\n## British Wisdom\n## British Adventure\n## British Fulmar\n## British Skill\n## British Admiral\n## British Hussar\n## British Explorer\n## British Skill II\n## British Kiwi\n## British Admiral\n## British Resource\n## Seillean\n## Iolaire\n## British Valour\n## Loch Rannoch\n## British Merchant\n## Neptune, Triton and Delphi\n## The Fleet at One Hundred\n## Vessels in Service 1915-2015\n# Acknowledgements\n# Bibliography\n# Index\n# Glossary","[{\"question\":\"What is the centenary book focused on?\",\"answer\":\"The book tells the story of how BP Shipping has shipped oil and gas to markets and customers around the globe for one hundred years.\"},{\"question\":\"When was the company that became BP Shipping originally formed?\",\"answer\":\"It was formed on 30 April 1915 as the British Tanker Company, later changing names as the business evolved.\"},{\"question\":\"How is continuity represented in the book’s history of BP Shipping?\",\"answer\":\"Continuity is represented through the house flag design, which is described as being flown across the BP Shipping fleet and recognized internationally as symbolizing 100 years of maritime achievement and service.\"}]","Riding the Waves - BP Shipping 1915-2015 - A Century of Maritime Achievement and Service | PDF",1790784092,474]