SS Melika was a Liberian-registered 20,551 GRT cargo vessel, which was involved in a collision with the French-registered 10,715 GRT Fernand Gilabert off the coast of Oman on 13 September 1958, causing a major maritime disaster.

Melika was abandoned but, as her engines were not stopped, she proceeded under her own power on auto-pilot for 20 miles (32 km) before being sighted by aircraft.

A salvage party from HMS Puma then went on board.

Subsequently, HMS Bulwark towed Melika to Muscat, where 20,000 tons of her cargo was discharged into a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker.

[1] 845 Naval Air Squadron Fleet Air Arm were awarded the Boyd Trophy for their participation in the salvage of Melika.