| Name: | SPIRILA |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 08/07/1922 |
| Completed: | 08/1922 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1177 |
| Dimensions: | 5695grt, 3387nrt, 411.5 x 53.4 x 31.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 42.5 & 74 x 48ins), 548nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 146611 |
| History: | |
| 03/08/1922 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 12/02/1942 | Government of Japan |
| 1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1938: Hulked & used as floating storage at Singapore |
| 12/02/1942: Seized by Japanes forces at Singapore | |
| By 08/1945: Sunk at Singapore by Japanese forces | |
| 31/03/1953: Salvage began, later broken up |
Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder
Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder
Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder
The Scotsman, Saturday, 02/09/1922