San Emiliano
Ship Number
1015
Vessel Type
Oil Tanker
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
3
Launch Date
December 20, 1938
Delivered
April 5, 1939
Owner
Eagle Oil and Shipping Co.
Weight
8071 grt
BP Length
460 feet
Breadth
61 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
12 knots
Propulsion
Harland and Wolff - B & W Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel
Official No.
167216
Registered
London
Fate
Torpedoed
 San Emiliano

On the 9th August 1942 she was torpedoed by German submarine U-155 when 450 miles W of Trinidad with the loss of 39 of the crew and on route from Curacoa for Trinidad and Table Bay and Suez carrying a cargo of 11,286 tons of aviation spirit.