SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK

Name C O J (SN 170)
Type Whaler
Yard Number 446
Launched 31/05/1911
Completed 07/1911
Off. Number 127124
Engine builder  
Engine type Diesel
GRT 99
Length (feet)  
Beam (feet)  
First owner Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd (Irvin & Johnson), N.Shields
   
History Engine replaced by steam after 2 yrs. due to unreliability.
   
Fate 1915 sank off South Africa with the loss of 10 crew.
   
Note C O J were the initials of Carl Ossian Johnson, co-founder of the owners.

For more on the Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd., R.Irvin and C.O.Johnson,

as well as a small picture of C O J

see the 'Sound of Jura' website.

 

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