| Name: | BRITISH GUNNER |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 10/08/1922 |
| Completed: | 09/1922 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1130 |
| Dimensions: | 10750dwt, 6894grt, 4073nrt, 440.0 x 57.0 x 33.7ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, Metropolitan-Vickers type, DR geared, 3210shp |
| Engines by: | Metropolitan-Vickers & Co and Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 146639 |
| History: | |
| 26/09/1922 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 24/02/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | 24/02/1941: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U97, 175 miles WxS of the Faroe Islands |
| On a voyage from Swansea to Aruba in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of Stuart Smith. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of AJ Hawker
Shields Daily News, Friday, 11/08/1922