Livestock carrier “Doha” arriving at Doha, November 1977
Owner: Government of Qatar, Doha
Manager: Univan Ship Management Ltd., Hong Kong
Port of registry: Doha
Builder: Cartsdyke Dockyard Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Greenock
Gross tons: 8,042
Deadweight: 8,305
Length overall: 149.23 m
Max. draft: 8.795 m
Engine: 7-cylinder Sulzer diesel, 10,500 b.h.p., by George Clark & North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland
Speed: 21 knots
Completed December 1966 as refrigerated cargo ship “Geesthaven” for Geest Industries Ltd., Boston (operator Geest Line Ltd., Barry)
Bought 1975 by Qatar Government, converted to livestock carrier & renamed
1982: ownership transferred to Qatar National Navigation & Transport Co.
1996 April: sold for scrapping at Gadani Beach, Pakistan