SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | BUSEN 8 |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 850 |
| Launched | 16/08/1928 |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 392 |
| Length (feet) | 140.0 |
| Beam (feet) | 27.5 |
| First owner | A/S Tønsberg Hvalfanger (H. Borge), Tønsberg |
| History | 09/1941 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine whaler, Adm. no. Fy.347 |
| 10/1941 Renamed LURCHER, operating E. Indies | |
| 17/12/1945 returned to owners | |
| 1946 reverted to BUSEN 8 | |
| Fate | 1957 Scuttled |
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