Types of VICs

Left: A 66 foot design VIC (in this case ex VIC 9) Right: An 85 foot design VIC (in this case VIC 56)

Table from Allan T. Condie

Number

Built

Date

Length

Beam

Net

G.T.

Disposal.

Usage.


VIC 1

Dunston, Thorne

1941

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Glengall.

PLA Mooring Tender

S

VIC 2

Dunston, Thorne

1941

66.8

18.5

41

96

Sold Locally Malta. 1950.

S

VIC 3

Dunston, Thorne

1941

66.8

18.5

41

96

Lost Freetown S. Africa 25/12/45.

S

VIC 4

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Lady Isle (II)

Scrapped St. Davids 1981.

S

VIC 5

Goole Shipbuilding

1941

66.8

18.5

41

96

Pounds Portsmouth 1948.

S

VIC 6

Goole Shipbuilding

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty

.

S

VIC 7

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.4

18.4

39

98

Mercantile Lady Isle.

Stranded Tarnish 11.8.56 Total Loss.

S

VIC 8

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.4

18.4

39

98

Admiralty Malta.

Mercantile Seahorse V 1966.

S

VIC 9

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.4

18.4

39

98

Admiralty C667

On sale list 1949.

S

VIC 10

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.4

18.4

39

98

Mercantile Emmanuel

S

VIC 11

Goole Shipbuilding

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Zulu. 1948.

Lost 12/51 off Stranraer

S

VIC 12

Goole Shipbuilding

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Toward Lass.

Scrapped Dalmuir 1980.

S

VIC 13

Not built?


VIC 14

Pimblott Northwich

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Storford.

S

VIC 15

Pimblott Northwich

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

YC390 1951.

S

VIC 16

Pimblott Northwich

1943

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Chatham.

Sold 1964 - Scrapped.

S

VIC 17

Pimblott Northwich

1943

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Malta.

Sold 1967.

S

VIC 18

Hay, Kirkintilloch

1942

66.7

18.5

42

97

Mercantile Spartan.

S

VIC 19

Pimblott Northwich

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Gibraltar

S

VIC 20

Pimblott Northwich

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

Govt of Gambia.1946

Lost 1951.

S

VIC 21

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty

S

VIC 22

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.8

18.5

39

94

Mercantile Mazda.

S

VIC 23

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.8

18.5

41

97

Mercantile Limelight -

Cloch Lass.

S

VIC 24

Dunston, Thorne

1942

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty Harwich

Mercantile Advance.

S

VIC 25

Dunston, Thorne

1943

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty

S

VIC 26

Dunston, Thorne

1943

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Polar Light.

To D Taylor, Perth

S

VIC 27

Pimblott Northwich

1943

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Auld Reekie.

S

VIC 28

Pimblott Northwich

1943

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Plymouth

Sold 1961.

S

VIC 29

Pimblott Northwich

1944

66.8

18.5

42

97

Mercantile Glenrosa.

Lost off Mull 16.1.58.

S

VIC 30

Pimblott Northwich

1942

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Gosport

S

VIC 31

Pimblott Northwich

1944

66.8

18.5

42

97

CTL 1949

later Mercantile Rahumani

S

VIC 32

Dunston, Thorne

1943

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty C702.

Preserved as VIC 32..

S

VIC 33

Pimblott Northwich

1944

66.8

18.5

42

97

Mercantile Smeaton.

S

VIC 34

Pimblott Northwich

1946

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Greenock

S

VIC 35

Pimblott Northwich

1945

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Greenock

Herbert, Bude, 1970.

S

VIC 36

Dunston, Thorne

1943

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty Harwich

Pierce, Essex 1964.

S

VIC 37

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty Rosyth

Lady Morven 1966 - Preserved Maryport.

S

VIC 38

Browns S & D Hull.

1943

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty Malta

Sold 1966

S

VIC 39

Browns S & D Hull.

1943

66.8

18.5

41

97

Admiralty Plymouth

On sale list 1965.

S

VIC 40

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Mercantile Hip Sang

D

VIC 41

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty Hong Kong.

D

VIC 42

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Mercantile Yarvic.

Taillfer 1968.

D

VIC 43

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty Hong Kong.

1952 Madonna Star New Guinea.

D

VIC 44

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty

D

VIC 45

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty Hong Kong

D

VIC 46

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty

D

VIC 47

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty Tricomalee

D

VIC 48

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty Calcutta

Target Ship 1961.

D

VIC 49

Pimblott Northwich

1944

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty

Mercantile Sund 2.

S

VIC 50

Pimblott Northwich

1944

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty

Sold 1948.

S

VIC 51

Pimblott Northwich

1944

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty Deptford

Mercantile Tsavo Lady 1974.

S

VIC 52

Browns S & D Hull.

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty Harwich

Sale list 1967

S

VIC 53

Browns S & D Hull.

1944

66.8

18.4

41

96

Admiralty Singapore

broken up.

S

VIC 54

Watson Gainsboro�

1944

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty

S

VIC 55

Watson Gainsboro�

1944

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty - Gosport

Sale list 1968

S

VIC 56

Pollock Faversham

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty Rosyth.

Preserved.

S

VIC 57

Pollock Faversham

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Mercantile Arran Monarch.

S

VIC 58

Pollock Faversham

1948

80.5

20

52

147

Contract Cancelled

Nervo - London & Roch. Trading 1948

?

VIC 59

Pollock Faversham

1948

80.5

20

52

147

Contract Cancelled

Knox - London & Roch. Trading 1948

?

VIC 60

Pimblott Northwich

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty

Sold 1964 - scrap

S

VIC 61

Pimblott Northwich

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty

Sold 1964 - scrap

S

VIC 62

Pimblott Northwich

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty Devonport

To NPL 1970.

S

Number

Built

Date

Length

Beam

Net

G.T.

Notes.


VIC 63

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Mercantile Colonsay

- Lost 1960.

S

VIC 64

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Mercantile Celt.

S

VIC 65

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty Devonport

S

VIC 66

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty Rosyth

S

VIC 67

Pimblott Northwich

1947

80.5

20

52

147

Mercantile ANN W.

S

VIC 68

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Contract cancelled

Completed as Moelang 1947 - Holland

D

VIC 69

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Contract cancelled

Completed as Moebai 1947 - Holland

D

VIC 70

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Contract cancelled

Completed as Moelara 1947 - Holland

D

VIC 71

Pimblott Northwich

1946

80.5

20

52

147

Contract cancelled

Completed as Moeda 1947 - Holland

D

VIC 72

Browns S & D Hull.

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

MercantileEldesa

1984 - Eilean Eisdeal.

S

VIC 73

Browns S & D Hull.

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Lowlight.

S

VIC 74

Browns S & D Hull.

1945

66.8

18.5

39

94

Mercantile Wisca.

India.

S

VIC 75

Browns S & D Hull.

1945

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Harwich.

Scrapped Holland 1959.

S

VIC 76

Rowhedge Ironwks.

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty - Crombie

Sold 1966

S

VIC 77

Rowhedge Ironwks.

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty C675

Preserved - various owners.

S

VIC 78

Rowhedge Ironwks.

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty - Plymouth

Sold 1972 - parts to VIC 78.

S

VIC 79

Richards Lowestoft

1944

80.5

20

52

147

Mercantile Aner.

Later Ian Dutch Perth.

S

VIC 80

Richards Lowestoft

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty - Plymouth

For sale 1965

S

VIC 81

Harker, Knottingley

1944

80.5

20

52

147

C711 1949.

Sold 1969.

S

VIC 82

Harker, Knottingley

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Mercantile Sir James.

Later Ian Dutch Perth.

S

VIC 83

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Rutna.

Bombay Port Trust - No trace after 1966.

S

VIC 84

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Colonsay (II)

S

VIC 85

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Fort William

Sold 1963.

S

VIC 86

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Antwerp.

Singapore - sold 1948.

S

VIC 87

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile King Hal.

J. Hay: Dane.

S

VIC 88

Dunston, Thorne

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Singapore

S

VIC 89

Dunston, Thorne

1945

66.8

18.5

41

96

Mercantile Glenary.

Scrapped 1964

S

VIC 90

Dunston, Thorne

1945

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Gosport

Sold 4.61.

S

VIC 91

Dunston, Thorne

1945

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty

No trace after 1947.

S

VIC 92

Dunston, Thorne

1945

66.8

18.5

41

96

Admiralty Tricomalee

1948 Buxor - Bombay.

S

VIC 93

Dunston, Thorne

1945

80.5

20

51

146

Admiralty London

1961 - sold Norway.

S

VIC 94

Dunston, Thorne

1945

80.5

20

51

146

Admiralty Gosport

Sold 1977.

S

VIC 95

Dunston, Thorne

1945

80.5

20

51

146

Mercantile Corpach.

1952 - Eire. Scrapped 1978.

S

VIC 96

Dunston, Thorne

1945

80.5

20

51

146

Admiralty C668.

Preserved Maryport.

S

VIC 97

Watson Gainsboro'

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty

S

VIC 98

Watson Gainsboro'

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty

Sold 1964, Scrapped 1972.

S

VIC 99

Harker, Knottingley

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty Crombie

Sold 1968 static use.

S

VIC 100

Contract Cancelled


VIC 101

Richards Lowestoft

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty Plymouth

Herbert, Bude 1973

S

VIC 102

Richards Lowestoft

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty C716

Norway - Sandale

S

VIC 103

Richards Lowestoft

1945

80.5

20

52

147

Admiralty C676

S

VIC 104

Contract Cancelled

S

VIC 105

Shbdg. Corp. Ncsle

1946

83.5

20

55

154

Admiralty Portsmouth

Sold 1948 Banjui - W. Africa.

D

VIC 106

Shbdg. Corp. Ncsle

1946

83.5

20

55

154

Admiralty Portsmouth

Sold 1970.

D

VIC ---

Hay Kirkintilloch

1944

66.8

18.5

41

96

Cancelled Order

Mercantile Kaffir. Lost 1974.

S