| Name: | ORISTANO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 25/08/1911 |
| Completed: | 10/1911 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 186 |
| Dimensions: | 4220grt, 2900nrt, 380.0 x 49.0 x 26.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
| Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 132805 |
| History: | |
| 03/10/1911 | Gulf Line Ltd (Furness, Withy & Co Ltd), West Hartlepool |
| 1922 | T Yamamoto, Dairen; renamed RYOKAI MARU |
| 1924 | Yamamoto Kisen KK, Dairen & Kobe |
| 1935 | Nippon Godo Kisen KK, Kobe |
| 1937 | Kyodo Gyogyo KK, Kobe |
| 1938 | Nippon Suisan KK, Kobe |
| 22/08/1943 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1938: Converted to a crab factory ship |
| 22/08/1943: Torpedoed & sunk by USS PLUNGER, 85 miles WxS of Sapporo, Hokkaido |
Above photo as RYOKAI MARU is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 26/08/1911