| Name: | BRITISH MOTORIST |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 14/08/1924 |
| Completed: | 10/1924 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1162 |
| Dimensions: | 6891grt, 4103nrt, 440.2 x 57.0 x 33.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, Neptune type, 2SCSA, 8cyl (24 x 50ins), 796nhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 148491 |
| History: | |
| 10/10/1924 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
| 19/02/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 19/02/1942: Sank after being bombed at Port Darwin, Australia |
| 1960: Fore & aft sections salvaged and towed to Japan for breaking up |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Norman L Middlemiss
Shields Daily News, Friday, 15/08/1924