| Name: | MERKARA |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/06/1970 |
| Completed: | 10/03/1971 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune |
| Yard Number: | 22 |
| Dimensions: | 11143grt, 5947nrt, 13591dwt, 144.79 x 23.17 x 12.96metres |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Sulzer 6RND90, 6cyl (900 x 1550mm), 17400bhp |
| Engines by: | Hawthorn, Leslie (Engineers) Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 19.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 341262; (IMO: 7204411) |
| History: | |
| 10/03/1971 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
| 1973 | P & O Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
| 1975 | Renamed STRATHMEIGLE |
| 1982 | United Thai Shipping Corp Ltd, Bankok; renamed KANNIKAR |
| 15/09/1987 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 15/09/1987: Broken up at Huangpu, China |
Above photo as MERKARA is copyright of Peter Crichton
Above photo as MERKARA is copyright of Paul Strathdee
Above photo as STRATHMEIGLE is copyright of Chris Howell
Above photo as KANNIKAR is copyright of Chris Howell
Above photo as KANNIKAR is copyright of Paul Strathdee
Above photo as KANNIKAR is copyright of Colin Campbell