| Name: | HELISOMA |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 06/09/1956 |
| Completed: | 12/1956 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1819 |
| Dimensions: | 12149grt, 6930nrt, 19010dwt, 555.9 x 69.5 x 29.8ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, 8250shp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.5knots |
| Reg Number: | 187506 |
| History: | |
| 13/12/1956 | Shell Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd, London |
| 1973 | African Coasters Pty Ltd, Durban; renamed AFRICA SHELL |
| 1976 | Unicorn Lines Pty Ltd, Durban |
| 26/09/1977 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 26/09/1977: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking up |
| 09/1977: Broken up by Long Jong Industry Co |
Above photo as HELISOMA is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo as HELISOMA is copyright of Chris Howell
Above photo as HELISOMA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as HELISOMA is copyright of Richard Parsons
Above photo as AFRICA SHELL is copyright of Trevor Jones
Above photo as AFRICA SHELL is copyright of Trevor Jones
Above photo as AFRICA SHELL is copyright of Trevor Jones