SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | SOUTHERN SKY |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 532 |
| Launched | 15/08/1912 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Off. Number | 133302 |
| Engine builder | Shields Eng. Co. Ltd. |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 203 |
| Length (feet) | 110.5 |
| Beam (feet) | 22.1 |
| First owner | Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd. (Irvin & Johnson), N. Shields |
| History | <1917 Mgr. N.C.Watt, Liverpool |
| LR1927 same owners but registered at Cape Town | |
| Fate | 1929 Foundered while whaling. 13 crew lost. |
| Notes | Chartered by Sir Ernest Shackleton for the first rescue attempt of 22 of his crew members stranded on Elephant Island during his epic 'Endurance' attempt on the S. Pole. They left South Georgia about 23/05/1916, but were turned back by thick ice and retreated to the Falklands Islands. |
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