| 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
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Shields Daily News, Wednesday, 09/01/1935