| Name: | CHIRA |
| Launched: | 13/03/1909 |
| Completed: | 1909 |
| Builder: | Smith's Dock Co, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 403 |
| Dimensions: | 108grt, 46nrt, 90.3 x 19.4 x 7.3ft; (1918: 145grt, 49nrt, 92.3 x 19.4 x 7.2ft) |
| Engines: | C2cyl (12 & 27 x 16ins), 37nhp, 250ihp |
| Engines By: | Shields Engineering & Dry Dock Co Ltd, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 125775 |
| History: | |
| 1909 | William Keswick, London |
| 1909 | The London & Pacific Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1915 | John Latta, London |
| 1916 | Braun & Blanchard, Punta Arenas, Chile; renamed PILAR |
| 1918 | United British Refineries Ltd; renamed CHIRA |
| 1926 | Alphonse P Camisuli, Georgetown, Demerara |
| 194X | Wrecked |
| Comments: | William Keswick was the head of the Jardine Matheson company in London |
| They had investments in the oil industry in Peru. | |
| 1909: Based at Callao & Pilar, Chile as a tug | |
| 30/1/1940: Rregister closed as "total loss off Demerara" |
Marine Engineer, May 1909