| Name: | DOLABELLA |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 15/08/1939 |
| Completed: | 11/1939 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 622 |
| Dimensions: | 8142grt, 4800nrt, 465.3 x 59.3 x 33.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, Werkspoor type, 4SCSA, 8cyl (650 x 1400mm), 502nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 167358 |
| History: | |
| 26/10/1939 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1955 | Shell Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 06/1958 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 06/1958: Broken up at Hong Kong by Dah Cheong Co |
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Sunderland Daily Echo, Tuesday, 15/08/1939