SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | SOUTH ISLANDS |
| Type | 'SD King 15' type cargo ship |
| Yard Number | 1357 |
| Launched | 30/10/1985 |
| Completed | 03/1986 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Clark-Kincaid, Greenock |
| Engine type | Sulzer 2SA 5cyl. |
| GRT | 8996 |
| Length (feet) | 472.5 |
| Beam (feet) | 67.2 |
| First owner | South Islands Shipping Co. Ltd., Limassol (Empresa Navegacion Mambisa, Havana) |
| History | 1994 managers Naviera Poseidon, Havana |
| 2000 PHUONG DONG 3, Vietnam Sea Transport and Chartering Company, Ho Chi Minh City | |
| Fate | Still in service 02/2010 |
Next three photos by Michael Green ...
trials on 11/3/1986
back alongside on 23/3/1986
and sailing on her maiden voyage on 26/3/1986
... and sailing from Santos as PHUONG DONG 3 on 8/2/2010, by Walter Freitag
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