| Name: | GLOXINIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship / Tanker |
| Launched: | 20/03/1920 |
| Completed: | 09/1920 |
| Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 219 |
| Dimensions: | 3336grt, 1961nrt, 331.5 x 47.9 x 23.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (22.5, 36.5 & 62 x 42ins), 289nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 139896 |
| History: | |
| 29/04/1921 | Stag Line Ltd (J Robinson & Sons), North Shields |
| 07/1952 | Imera Siciliana di Nav, Palermo; renamed VITTORIA O |
| 1955 | Soc Armamento Marittimo arl (“SOARMA”), Genoa |
| 03/04/1959 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Laid down as a WAR class cargo ship for the UK Shipping Controller |
| 04/1921: Converted to carry molasses in bulk by Smith’s Dock at North Shields | |
| 1955: Converted back to a dry cargo ship | |
| 03/04/1959: Arrived at La Spezia to be broken up by CN Santa Maria |
Above photo as GLOXINIA is copyright of Nicholas Robinson
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Thursday, 14/04/1921