| Name: | SAN ALVARO |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 17/01/1935 |
| Completed: | 03/1935 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1493 |
| Dimensions: | 7385grt, 4412nrt, 446.0 x 60.3 x 32.0ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCSA, Werkspoor type, 8cyl (650 x 1400mm), 502nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle - No 3831 |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 163582 |
| History: | |
| 11/03/1935 | Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London |
| 23/02/1944 | Sank |
| Comments: | 23/02/1944: Torpedoed by U-Boat U510. She caught fire & was abandoned |
| She was then scuttled by gunfire & depth charges from an escorting warship | |
| In position 13.46N - 48.55E, 200 miles SW of Aden | |
| On a voyage from Abadan to Aden & Suez with a cargo of petrol & diesel |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship