SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | AVILA |
| Type | Tanker |
| Yard Number | 1038 |
| Launched | 14/06/1938 |
| Completed | 08/1938 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 6 cyl., twin screw |
| GRT | 1635 |
| Length (feet) | 261.2 (271.5 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 45.7 |
| First owner | Cia. de Petroleo Lago, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| History | 1947 ESSO EL SALVADOR, Esso Standard Oil (Central America) S.A., Panama |
| 1947 - lengthened to 268' b.p., 1691grt (cargo section replaced) | |
| 1952 Esso Standard Oil SA, Panama | |
| Fate | 08/1957 Broken up at Jacksonville, Fla., by J. H. Coppedge |
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