SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | KILMARNOCK |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Yard Number | 748 |
| Launched | 31/03/1919 |
| Completed | 05/1919 |
| Off. Number | 143666 |
| Engine builder | Shipbuilder |
| Engine type | T. 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 614 |
| Length (feet) | 170 |
| Beam (feet) | 30 |
| First owner | Royal Navy |
| History | 1920 Kyle Transport Co. (A. Bicket), Liverpool and converted to cargo vessel. |
| 1923 Henry J. Brennan, Liverpool | |
| 1924 Robert Leeson, Liverpool | |
| 1925 James Kell, Sunderland | |
| 1926 Frank K. Warren, Halifax NS | |
| 1926 Kilmarnock Ltd. (Wm. A. Shaw), Halifax NS | |
| 1928 CHELSEA, Richard S. Cors, New York | |
| 1928 ELEANOR BOLING, Byrd Antarctic Expedition, New York | |
| 1930 KILMARNOCK, Marine Agencies Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland | |
| 1930 ELEANOR BOLING, Bolling S.S. Co. | |
| 1932 W. F. Parker, Miami | |
| 1933 VAMAR, Vamar S.S. Co. Inc., Norfolk Va. | |
| 1941 Soc. Navegacion Dos Oceanos Sud America, Panama | |
| 1941 Cia. de Nav. Bolivar-Atlantica, Panama | |
| Fate | 21/03/1942 stranded and capsized off Point Saint Joseph, Florida on passage Tampa for Puerto Padre, Cuba with timber. |
Seen below as VAMAR, collection of Rory O'Connor
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