SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | TRANSVAALIA |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 521 |
| Launched | 30/05/1912 |
| Completed | 07/1912 |
| Off. Number | 132742 |
| Engine builder | Shields Eng. Co. Ltd., N.Shields |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 160 |
| Length (feet) | 105.0 |
| Beam (feet) | 20.9 |
| First owner | Eastern Whaling Co. Ltd. (C. Schlesinger) London |
| History | 06/1917 - 03/1919 Purchased by the Admiralty. |
| 03/1919 sold back to Eastern Whaling Co. Ltd. | |
| LR1930 Premier Whaling Co.Ltd. (W.Sealswood), Durban | |
| 1932 Premier Whaling Co.Ltd. (A.E.Larsen), Durban | |
| 04/1941 Requisitioned by Admiralty as minesweeper in Mediterranean (Adm. no. Fy.305) | |
| 08/1941 Transferred to Royal Norwegian Navy | |
| 08/1943 EVROTAS Greek Navy | |
| 07/1947 To South African Navy | |
| 08/1947 Returned to Premier Whaling Co.Ltd. (A.E.Larsen), Durban | |
| 1955 CAPENSIS Africana Fishing (Pty) Ltd., Durban (British Flag) | |
| 1960 Flag changed to South Africa, regd. Durban. | |
| Fate | 1960 Registry closed, presumed scrapped. |
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