| Name: | KANO PALM |
| Type | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/11/1957 |
| Completed: | 03/1958 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1946 |
| Dimensions: | 6012grt, 3187nrt, 499.9 x 62.9 x 23.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 5cyl (670 x 2320mm), 5600bhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 187185 |
| History: | |
| 28/03/1958 | Palm Line Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1979 | Shanti Shipping (Singapore) Pte Ltd; renamed PURNA SHANTI |
| 1979 | Marvia Shipping Co SA, Panama; renamed ISLAND TRADER |
| 23/09/1982 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 23/09/1982: Broken up by Gupta Steel at Bombay |
Above: (L-R) ENUGU PALM, KANO PALM & KATSINA PALM, photo is courtesy of Ian Rae
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Above photo as KANO PALM is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as KANO PALM is copyright of Ken Lubi
Above photo as KANO PALM is copyright of Ken Lubi
Above photo as KANO PALM, dated 08/1976, is copyright of Michael Green
Above photo as ISLAND TRADER is copyright of Chris Howell