| Name: | IRISH OAK |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 14/01/1949 |
| Completed: | 07/1949 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 562 |
| Dimensions: | 5077grt, 2808nrt, 418.8 x 56.1 x 23.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45 & 76 x 48ins) & LP turbine; |
| (1959: Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 4cyl (670 x 2320mm)) | |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields; |
| (1959: Hawthorn Leslie (Engineers) Ltd, Newcastle) | |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 174596 |
| History: | |
| 07/1949 | Irish Shipping Ltd, Dublin |
| 1967 | Cia Alcyonia de Nav SA, Chios; renamed ALKYON |
| 1976 | Proverde Shipping Co SA, Piraeus; renamed VEGAS |
| 01/1980 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 10/1959: Re-engined by John Readhead & Sons Ltd at South Shields |
| 13/08/1979: Grounded 30 miles NW of Jeddah | |
| On a voyage from Piraeus to Vietnam | |
| 28/10/1979: Refloated and sold for breaking up | |
| 29/01/1980: Arrived at Gadani Beach for breaking up by Hadji Abdul Karim & Co |
Above photo as IRISH OAK is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo as IRISH OAK is courtesy of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo as IRISH OAK is copyright of John Gillespie
Above photo as VEGAS, dated 28/11/1977, is copyright of Michael Green