| Name: | BIRLING |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 31/08/1977 |
| Completed: | 16/12/1977 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 338 |
| Dimensions: | 1584grt, 1002nrt, 3920dwt, 91.3 x 14.6 x 5.4m |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 6cyl (381 x 457mm), 3300bhp |
| Engines by: | Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd, Stockport |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 377461 |
| History: | |
| 12/1977 | Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd, London |
| 1986 | Powell Duffryn Shipping Ltd, London |
| 1987 | Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd, London |
| 1988 | Registered at Douglas, IoM |
| 2000 | Degeo Marine Ltd, Panama; renamed SOFIAKATERNIA |
| 2002 | Pure Nuova Maritime Co Ltd, Panama; renamed JOSEPHINE I |
| 2005 | Renamed GOODWISH |
| 2008 | Dalyan Iki Shipping & Trading, Panama; renamed VAHHAB |
| 22/11/2010 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 22/11/2010: Arrived at Aliaga for breaking up |
Above launch photo as BIRLING is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as BIRLING is copyright of Ted Ingham
Above photo as BIRLING is copyright of Capt Jan Melchers
Above photo as SOFIAKATERNIA is copyright of Aleksi Lindström
Above photo as JOSEPHINE I is copyright of Federico Bolognini
Above photo as GOODWISH is copyright of Federico Bolognini
Above photo as VAHHAB is copyright of Ilhan Kermen
Above photo of VAHHAB at Aliaga, dated 24/11/2010, is copyright of Selim San