| Name: | GAMARIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 09/12/1919 |
| Completed: | 06/02/1920 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 897 |
| Dimensions: | 5255grt, 3246nrt, 399.5 x 52.2 x 28.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 517nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 141943 |
| History: | |
| 28/01/1920 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow |
| 04/04/1949 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Laid down as WAR LLAMA for the Shipping Controller, a B type standard cargo ship |
| Sold to British India before completion for £169,500 | |
| 25/03/1949: Sold to BISCO for scrapping. Cost £11,500 | |
| 29/03/1949: Departed London in tow of SEAMAN | |
| 04/04/1949: Arrived at Rosyth for breaking by Metal Industries Ltd | |
| 19/04/1949: Breaking up commenced |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Jarrow Express, Friday, 13/02/1920