120520: SS Virgilia (160179)

The SS Virgilia was a Steam Oil Tanker built by Greenock Dockyard Ltd, Greenock in 1927 for the Virgilia Steam Ship Co, Glasgow.

On passage from New York to London, on November 24, 1941, the SS Virgilia was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 23 lives.

Details
Record Type:
Boat
Type Of Boat:
Steam Oil Tanker
Registration:
160179
Date Launched:
30 Aug 1927
Record Maintained by:
CEP