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Name: GIMADA
Type: Landing Craft
Launched: 23/05/1955
Completed: 08/1955
Builder: Clelands (Successors) Ltd
Yard: Willington Quay
Yard Number: 206
Dimensions: 210grt, 63nrt, 110.0 x 26.7 x 5.0ft
Engines: 2 x Oil engines, 4SCSA, 8cyl (5.5 x 7.75ins), 300hp
Engines by: Gardner & Sons Ltd, Manchester
Propulsion: 2 x Screws
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 196130
History:
1955 D’Arcy Exploration Company Ltd
1957 Owners restyled as BP Exploration Company Ltd
1960 Pacific Island Timbers Ltd
No later history known
Comments: 18/08/1955: Departed Tyne in tow to Port Moresby
19/11/1955: Arrived at Port Moresby


Extract from the Shipbuilder & Marine Engine Builder courtesy of Terry Summerson