At Tarragona         She was built on 1922 in the United Kingdom for Ellaston Steamship Co. as Ellaston . She was acquired on 1929, being the second Rita Garcia. She was almost new, only 7 years old when bought. She was the youngest vessel bought by the company, the next one was the first Rita Garcia, 11 years old when bought. The oldest when bought was the Garcia Nº 1: 41 years old.
        She suffered on 11/February/1936 a severe accident that was close to constructive total loss, although with a lot of work and luck she was saved. As a result she was repairing at Euskalduna (Bilbao) when the Civil War began, being confiscated by the Republican Government and making several trips after the completion of said repair. On 1938 she was recovered by the National Government and returned to her shipowner, performing from then on different traffics until being scrapped on 1969 at Cartagena.

Shipyard / Year	Robert Thompson & Sons / 1922
Dead Weight	6,980	GRT
Gross Register	3,708	GRT
Lenght	109.5	mtr
Breadth	15.0	mtr
Depth	8.0	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,800	HP
Bought	1929	to
Owner	Ellaston Steamship Co.
Scrapped	1969

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