Motor Vessel NAIRANA built by John Brown & Co Ltd. in 1943 for The Admiralty

Name	Official number	Flag	IMO
NAIRANA	181935	GBR
Year built	Date launched	Date completed
1943	20/05/1943	12/12/1943
Vessel type	Vessel description
Naval Aircraft Carrier	Steel Motor Vessel
Builder		Yard	Yard no
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank		Clydebank	577

Tonnage	Length	Breadth	Draft
16205 grt / / 11290 dis	529.0 ft	68.5 ft	20.6 ft
Engine builder	John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Engine detail
2 diesel engines driving twin screws. 10,700 bhp.

First owner	First port of register	Registration date
The Admiralty - Royal Navy	London	16/06/1948
Other names
1946 KAREL DOORMAN - 1948 NAIRANA - 1949 PORT VICTOR
Subsequent owner and registration history
03/1946 Royal Netherlands Navy on loan 1948 Royal Navy 06/1948 Port Line Ltd., London.
Vessel history
02/11/1941 Laid down for Port Line Ltd, London. Her intended name was PORT PIRIE. Construction delayed as yard labour diverted to work on naval tonnage. 09/07/1942 Purchased on the stocks by the Admiralty for 'Special Service'. 20/05/1943: Launched as the escort carrier HMS NAIRANA. 12/12/1943: Completed. Her armament comprised 2 4", 16 2pdr and 16 20mm guns, and 18 aircraft. 03/1946 until 1948 Loaned to the Royal Netherlands Navy as KAREL DOORMAN. 1948 Returned to the Admiralty. 06/1948 Repurchased by Port Line Ltd, sent to Belfast for re-conversion to merchant ship and renamed PORT VICTOR. 16/06/1948 Registered at London and given official number 181935. (Tonnage 16205 gross) 10/1949 Departed on maiden commercial voyage.
Remarks

End year	Fate / Status
1971	Broken Up 07/08/1971
Disposal Detail
21/07/1971 Departed from Glasgow for breaking. 07/08/1971 Breaking commenced at Faslane by Shipbreaking Industries Ltd.