| Name: | GIFFORD |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/06/1911 |
| Completed: | 11/1911 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 183 |
| Dimensions: | 4214grt, 2719nrt, 380.0 x 49.0 x 26.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
| Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 132990 |
| History: | |
| 03/11/1911 | Gifford Trading Co Ltd (A Weir & Co), Glasgow |
| 1913 | Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd, Dunedin; renamed WAITOMO |
| 1914 | Registered at London |
| 1923 | Registered at Sydney, Australia |
| 1923 | Registered at London |
| 1924 | Registered at Wellington, New Zealand |
| 1933 | China Pacific Navigation Co, Shanghai; renamed MEISHUN |
| 4Q/1933 | Broken up |
| Comments: | TIC has launch date 13/05/1911 |
| 4Q/1933: Broken up at Osaka | |
| Allocated name HMNZT NO 23 during WW1 |
Above photo as WAITOMO is courtesy of the University of Otago Library
Above photo as HMNZT NO 23 is courtesy of the University of Otago Library