| Name: | DARONIA |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 19/12/1938 |
| Completed: | 02/1939 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 617 |
| Dimensions: | 12000dwt, 8139grt, 4784nrt, 465.3 x 59.3 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, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 167186 |
| History: | |
| 21/02/1939 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1955 | Company restyled as Shell Petroleum Co Ltd |
| 1960 | Management became Shell Tankers Ltd, London |
| 29/11/1960 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 29/11/1960: Broken up at Hong Kong by Fourseas Enterprising Co Ltd |
Above photo is copyright of Hawthorn Leslie
Above photo is copyright of Hawthorn Leslie
Above photo is courtesy of Chris Howell
Above photo is copyright of Emmanuel Makarios
Sunderland Daily Echo, Monday, 19/12/1938