| Name: | CAMILLA GILBERT |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/12/1919 |
| Completed: | 04/1920 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 278 |
| Dimensions: | 5658grt, 3532nrt, 399.5 x 53.0 x 32.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 517nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 04/1920 | A/S Gilberts D/S (W Gilbert), Bergen |
| 1928 | A/S D/S Eir (O Grolle Olsen & IH Olsen), Bergen; renamed EIR |
| 1937 | Far Eastern SS Co Ltd A/S (Johan Gran), Bergen; renamed MABUHAY III |
| 1938 | Johan Gran's Rederi A/S; renamed EASTERN STAR |
| 07/05/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | Laid down as WAR LODGE for The Shipping Controller |
| 07/05/1941: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U94, 180 miles S of Reykjavik | |
| On a voyage from Liverpool to Halifax NS carrying general cargo |
Above photo as CAMILLA GILBERT is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum
Above photo as EIR is copyright of Leslie W Hensen. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as EIR is courtesy of Photoship
Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Saturday, 27/12/1919