SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | EAST ISLANDS |
| Type | 'SD King 15' type cargo ship |
| Yard Number | 1359 |
| Launched | 23/06/1986 |
| Completed | 11/1986 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Clark-Kincaid, Greenock |
| Engine type | Sulzer 2SA 5cyl. |
| GRT | 8996 |
| Length (feet) | 472.5 |
| Beam (feet) | 67.2 |
| First owner | East Islands Shipping Co. Ltd., Limassol (Empresa Navegacion Mambisa, Havana) |
| History | 1994 managers Naviera Poseidon, Havana |
| 2000 PHUONG DONG 2, Vietnam Sea Transport and Chartering Company, Ho Chi Minh City | |
| 11/2010 SAFINA 2, Gemini Shipping PTE Ltd., Karachi (Panama flag) | |
| Fate | Still in service 06/2008 |
First three photos by Michael Green ...
Launching on 23/6/1986
Berthing on 17/9/1986
and on trials 29/10/1986
As PHUONG DONG 2, at Saigon in 11/2007, photo by Markus Berger
As SAFINA 2 at Singapore on 13/11/2010, photo by Andrew Mackinnon
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