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RFA Empire Gull

Naval vessel

IMO5103704No AIS position on record

In short

RFA Empire Gull (Naval vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
Naval vessel
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Photo: Medcroft · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
RFA Empire Gull
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5103704
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Vessel type
Naval vessel
Length overall
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Beam
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Year built
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Ownership & management

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Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

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?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for RFA Empire Gull in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is RFA Empire Gull?
RFA Empire Gull is a naval vessel.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RFA Empire Gull?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RFA Empire Gull from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for RFA Empire Gull. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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