RFA Empire Gull
tank landing ship
IMO 5103704
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activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RFA Empire Gull
- IMO number
- 5103704
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- tank landing ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
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- Builder
- Davie Shipbuilding
- Registered owner
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- Operator
- Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RFA Empire Gull
RFA Empire Gull (L3513) was a landing ship, tank of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was familiarly known as the "Black Pig" and was one of the last serving British LSTs. She was built as LST 3523, one of the Empire Ships, and later commissioned as HMS Trouncer. During the Suez Crisis she was pressed into Government service as SS Empire Gull. In 1970 she was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as RFA Empire Gull, serving for ten years before being scrapped.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RFA Empire Gull now?
- RFA Empire Gull has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RFA Empire Gull?
- RFA Empire Gull is a tank landing ship.
- Who owns RFA Empire Gull?
- RFA Empire Gull is operated by Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has RFA Empire Gull been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RFA Empire Gull appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).