| Name: | PORT GISBORNE |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/04/1927 |
| Completed: | 08/1927 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1295 |
| Dimensions: | 8001grt, 4952nrt, 477.2 x 63.3 x 31.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 4cyl (580 x 2320mm), 1281nhp |
| Engines by: | William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 14.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 149874 |
| History: | |
| 27/07/1927 | Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London |
| 1938 | Port Line Ltd, London |
| 11/10/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | 11/10/1940: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U48, 300nm west of Rockall |
| On a voyage from Auckland to Cardiff with wool, refrigerated & general cargo |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo is courtesy of Stuart Smith