| Name: | ANCYLUS |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 09/10/1934 |
| Completed: | 01/1935 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1491 |
| Dimensions: | 8017grt, 4784nrt, 465.0 x 59.4 x 33.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCSA, Werkspoor type, 8cyl (650 x 1400mm), 502nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
| Reg Number: | 163559 |
| History: | |
| 02/01/1935 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1952 | Soc Maritime Shell, Le Havre; renamed IMBRICARIA |
| 04/12/1954 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 10/1943 - 1945: Converted and operated as a merchant aircraft carrier - MAC ship |
| Bridge & funnel removed, flight deck over top of tanks, small island bridge | |
| Armed with 4 x Fairey Swordfish, with no hanger and continued to carry cargo | |
| 04/12/1954: Arrived at La Spezia for breaking up by Cant Nav Santa Maria |
Above photo as HMS ANCYLUS is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo as IMBRICARIA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as IMBRICARIA is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Wednesday, 09/01/1935