Name: | V I C 105 |
Type: | Cargo ship |
Launched: | 03/1946 |
Completed: | 06/1946 |
Builder: | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd |
Yard: | Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 27 |
Dimensions: | 154grt, 88.6 x 19.9 x 8.5ft |
Engines: | Oil 2SA 4cyl |
Engines by: | Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8 knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 169210 |
History: | |
06/1946 | The Admiralty, London |
1948 | Fraser & White Ltd |
1949 | H Madi, Liverpool; renamed BANJUL |
1965 | Sank |
Comments: | Built as a Victualling Inshore Craft for the Admiralty |
Initially the class was based on the Clyde Puffer design, but VIC 105 was of the “Improved VIC’ class, with increased length and more chined hull. | |
1965: Scuttled in West Africa |