Lokoja Palm was a 7,369 GRT cargo steamship built by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Low Walker,[1] in 1947.

Towards the end of her career she was sold and renamed Despina L and then Nova registered in Cyprus, being scrapped in December 1971 in Shanghai.

[4] On 16 December 1954, Lokoja Palm arrived at Avonmouth, Somerset with a cargo including 40 animals destined for London Zoo.

[5] Lokoja Palm served with Palm Line for seventeen years and was sold in 1966 to Compagnia Navigazione Kea, Panama and renamed Despina L. In 1969, she was sold to Nova Shipping Co Ltd, Cyprus and renamed Nova.

[2] The ship was propelled by a Hick, Hargreaves & Co. Ltd Triple expansion steam engine, she was capable of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h).