SS Esturia (1910)

Esturia was a 2,143 gross register ton oiler, built by Armstrong Whitworth & Company, Walker in 1910. She operated as an oil tanker for the Burmah Oil Company, before being chartered by the Royal Australian Navy on 11 September 1914, during the First World War, as an oiler and stores ship. She served as the destroyer depot ship for HMAS Swan, Huon, and Torrens in Australian and Malayan waters. After being dispatched to Port Said, Egypt with the destroyers, she was transferred to the Admiralty.

History
Name	Esturia (1910-1928) Loukia (1928-1937)
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth & Company, Walker[1]
Yard number	826
Launched	23 Aug 1910
Completed	Oct 1910
Identification	UK Official Number: 129151
Fate	Sank after hitting a mine in 1937
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,143 GRT
Length	275 feet (84 m)[2]
Beam	39 feet (12 m)
Draught	28.8 feet (8.8 m)

After serving with the Admiralty, she was sold in 1918 to Shell Tankers UK,^[3] who operated her until 1928 when she was sold to the Greek company Mavris Bros Piraeus and renamed Loukia.

Fate

Loukia was lost on 4 March 1937, during a storm, after hitting a mine off Cape San Sebastian, Catalonia, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War. Loukia exploded, killing 23 of the 24 crew.^[4]