| Name: | EL GRILLO |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 02/11/1921 |
| Completed: | 01/1922 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | High Walker |
| Yard Number: | 974 |
| Dimensions: | 7259grt, 4414nrt, 440.5 x 57.5 x 34.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (29, 48 & 81 x 54ins), 678nhp |
| Engines by: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 146230 |
| History: | |
| 13/01/1922 | Lobitos Oilfields Ltd (CT Bowring & Co Ltd), London |
| 10/02/1944 | Sank |
| Comments: | 10/02/1944: Bombed & sunk in Seydisfjord, Iceland |
| While carrying a cargo of fuel oil & diesel oil |
Above photo is copyright of Museum Wales - Leslie W Hansen collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Thursday, 10/11/1921