Matola

I think she's a dredger. Miramar lists a dredger called MATOLA built at Schiedam in 1952, but states she was wrecked near Beira in 1954. I can't find another MATOLA in later registers either, so that's a bit of a mystery, as she looks in pretty good shape in this photo, and is plainly seagoing !
Graham.

Thanks Graham - very intriguing I must say. I'm sure you are right about her function so I'll redirect to a more accurate category.

Moved to dredgers