SS San Gerardo

History
NameSan Gerardo
OwnerEagle Oil and Shipping Company
Port of registry London
RouteUnited Kingdom–Mexico
Ordered1 February 1920
BuilderPalmer’s Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Yard number870
Launched19 October 1921
CompletedFebruary 1922
In service1922
Out of service1942
Identification
FateSunk on 31 March 1942
General characteristics
TypeOil tanker
Tonnage
Length530 ft (160 m)
Beam64 ft (20 m)
Depth30.9 ft (9.4 m)
Installed power3 × steam turbines, 5 × boilers
Propulsion1 screw
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

SS San Gerardo was a British oil tanker built in 1922 for the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company. She was torpedoed on 31 March 1942, by the German submarine U-71.