| Name: | MERCIAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/11/1947 |
| Completed: | 03/1948 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1745 |
| Dimensions: | 1516grt, 657nrt, 272.8 x 42.2 x 14.8ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 6cyl (13.4 x 22.5ins), 1920bhp |
| Engines by: | British Auxiliaries Ltd, Glasgow |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Reg Number: | 182413 |
| History: | |
| 03/1948 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (Ellerman & Papayanni Lines), Liverpool |
| 1962 | Westcott & Laurance Line Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1970 | Rigel Shipping Co Ltd, Famagusta; renamed RINOULA |
| 1972 | Kamara Shipping SA, Panama |
| 1974 | Adnamar SA, Panama; renamed GABRIELLA |
| 1976 | Coabamar SA, Panama; renamed DONATELLA I |
| 1977 | Rotary Traffic SpA di Nav, Castellamare di Stabia; renamed STABIA I |
| 04/01/1979 | Sank |
| Comments: | 04/01/1979: Sank after dragging anchors & striking the breakwater at Salerno |
| On a voyage from Oran to Salerno in ballast |
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo courtesy of Photoship