General cargo ship “Kadina” at Penang, Malaysia, in February 1971
Owner: Kadina Enterprises Co. Ltd., Panama
Manager: Kie Hock Shipping Co. Ltd.
Flag: Panama
Builder: Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Greenock
Gross tons: 3,029
Deadweight: 2,600
Length overall: 97.8 m
Max. draft: 5.51 m
Engine: 4-cylinder Doxford diesel, 18,00 b.h.p., by builders
Speed: 12.5 knots
Completed 1946 as “Sinkiang” for China Navigation Co. Ltd., London (manager John Swire & Co.)
Sold 1966 to Asia Selatan Enterprises Ltd., Panama (manager Kie Hock Shipping Co.), renamed “Tong Jit”
Transferred later 1966 to Africa Shipping Co. Ltd. S.A., Panama (same manager), renamed “Gamsolo”
Transferred 1969 to Kadina Enterprise (same manager)
Foundered during a storm on 18 May 1977 while undergoing repairs in Singapore's Eastern Anchorage.
Refloated 2 September 1978 & towed to shipbreakers at Jurong.