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GPS VINCIA

Registered: (GBR)ON 186212
79 GRT, L24,08m, B5,97m, D2,92m (80.0'x19.6'x9.6')
1 scr, diesel Ruston, 670bhp-500kW
re-engined 1976 diesel Mirrlees Blackstone type EWSL6, 750bhp, bp 10t

REPULSE
1955: Built by "Richard Dunston Ltd" at Thorne (GBR)
1955: delivered to "William Cory & Son Ltd", mng "Mercantile Lighterage Ltd" (River Thames Lighterage) at London (GBR)
(GBR flag, regd London, ON 186212)
1957: renamed MERSINA
1976: re-engined diesel Mirrlees Blackstone type EWSL6, 750bhp
19xx: To "Cory Environmental Ltd" at London (GBR)
2009: still in service
2010: xx/10: Laid up out of service
2011: To "Thameside Services" at Gravesend
2013: To "GPS Marine" renamed GPS VINCIA

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