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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