FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | VESTFOLD |
| Type | Whale factory |
| Yard Number | 189 |
| Launched | 16/04/1931 |
| Completed | 07/1931 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Richardson Westgarth & Co., West Hartlepool |
| Engine type | Q. 16 cyl., aft |
| GRT | 14577 |
| Length (feet) | 538.1 |
| Beam (feet) | 74.3 |
| First owner | Hvalfangers A/S Vestfold (Johan Rasmussen & Co.), Sandefjord |
| History | 1934 Vestfold Whaling Co. Ltd., London |
| 1935 Vestfold Corporation, Panama (Johan Rasmussen & Co.) | |
| Fate | 17/01/1943 torpedoed by U.268 in 61.25N 26.12W on passage New York for the Clyde with fuel oil and deck cargo. |
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